as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged
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Recent Examples of barometer
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The Champions League is the ultimate barometer of the continent’s elite clubs, and up until now PSG has been a flashy contender that always came up short.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Oil has been a barometer for measuring the risk of the Israel-Iran conflict.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 June 2025
The secondary market – a barometer of broader investor appetite – now sees more sellers than buyers.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The Champions League is the ultimate barometer of the continent’s elite clubs, and up until now PSG has been a flashy contender that always came up short.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Oil has been a barometer for measuring the risk of the Israel-Iran conflict.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 June 2025
The secondary market – a barometer of broader investor appetite – now sees more sellers than buyers.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
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But the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges — the longtime accreditor of Florida’s 40 public universities and colleges — is the only one of the seven southern accreditation agencies that mandate DEI criteria.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 July 2025
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Not so easy, but these four mostly meet the criteria.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
12 July 2025
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Santa Cruz, for example, has a standard that developers can’t use vinyl windows.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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After years of watching my Galveston patients suffer and die from treatable diseases, simply being able to offer this standard of care to Texas children, regardless of a family’s income, has been a profound relief.—
Rachel Pearson,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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In June, state economists announced those benchmarks won’t be hit.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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The 10,000-step benchmark started as a marketing strategy for a 1960s Japanese pedometer, not a medical recommendation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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One year later, the Secret Service released a public update outlining 37 reform measures in response to those findings.—
ByDonald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
13 July 2025
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Feedback from countless measures provided the intelligence to refine and invent, not just correct and adjust.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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