as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Recent Examples of metric
That’s up from 600,000 in 2024, a spokesperson said, citing metrics from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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Tyrone Beason
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Through this foundation, covering around 20 years of brain health and other metrics such as blood pressure and organ function, the system can estimate a score for how quickly each person is aging.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
Employment metrics also showed some improvement, with a 1.1 percentage decrease in the expectation for a higher unemployment rate a year from now.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2025
For thought leadership, track metrics like inbound inquiries, media citations, and influence on client conversations.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Tyrone Beason
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Through this foundation, covering around 20 years of brain health and other metrics such as blood pressure and organ function, the system can estimate a score for how quickly each person is aging.
—New Atlas, 9 July 2025
Employment metrics also showed some improvement, with a 1.1 percentage decrease in the expectation for a higher unemployment rate a year from now.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 8 July 2025
For thought leadership, track metrics like inbound inquiries, media citations, and influence on client conversations.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metric
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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“Metric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metric. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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