as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial
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Recent Examples of gold standard
Eventually, the necktie became a gold standard for business attire.
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Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Grail would need to show a reduction in cancer-specific mortality in a properly randomized trial—the elusive gold standard that has undone so many promising screening technologies.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Related Articles What drove this empire building was an unquenchable desire to create a gold standard for the industry.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
To disband what is often considered an international gold standard for vaccine policy, and to disband it in this way is just sending a very clear message to the rest of the world.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
Grail would need to show a reduction in cancer-specific mortality in a properly randomized trial—the elusive gold standard that has undone so many promising screening technologies.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Related Articles What drove this empire building was an unquenchable desire to create a gold standard for the industry.
—Pete Born, Footwear News, 15 June 2025
To disband what is often considered an international gold standard for vaccine policy, and to disband it in this way is just sending a very clear message to the rest of the world.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold standard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold standard
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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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Flickering habitability The landscape turned arid, judging by Earth’s standards, roughly 3.5 billion years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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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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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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“Gold standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20standard. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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