criterium
noun
cri·te·ri·um
krī-ˈtir-ē-əm 
krē-ter-ˈyȯm
krē-ter-ˈyȯm
: a bicycle race of a specified number of laps on a closed course over public roads closed to normal traffic
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The report assessed 135 schools — up from 2024’s 85 schools — and graded schools against 30 criterium, separated into categories such as administrative action and policies, campus conduct and climate concerns, as well as Jewish life on campus.
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Riding the news: The event includes two criterium races — the Mass Ave Crit Friday and the Indy Crit Saturday.
State of play: The Indy Crit started in 2010 as a bike race through downtown and has since grown into a multiday festival.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 11 July 2024
Tells the story of the 2023 season of the American Criterium Cup — a series comprised of ten of America’s most beloved criterium races.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2024
Along with co-founders Mulugheta, Randall Clark and Mark Wilkins, the NCL wants to become an organizer for criterium bike races in America.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
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Angele Latham, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Riding the news: The event includes two criterium races — the Mass Ave Crit Friday and the Indy Crit Saturday.
State of play: The Indy Crit started in 2010 as a bike race through downtown and has since grown into a multiday festival.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 11 July 2024
Tells the story of the 2023 season of the American Criterium Cup — a series comprised of ten of America’s most beloved criterium races.
—Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2024
Along with co-founders Mulugheta, Randall Clark and Mark Wilkins, the NCL wants to become an organizer for criterium bike races in America.
—Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for criterium
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“Criterium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criterium. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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