criteria

variants also criterions
plural of criterion

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Recent Examples of criteria By setting clear criteria for what qualifies as thought leadership, organizations can focus their resources on ideas with real potential. Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Engage your internal stakeholders to define and implement new decision criteria, and communicate it to existing and prospective employees. Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Integrate them into your ongoing pay practices, hiring processes, performance reviews and promotion criteria. Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 With the teams splitting the head-to-head matchup and having the same division record under that scenario, the Steelers would win the North based on the third tiebreaker criteria, which is winning percentage against common opponents. Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 How your product can uniquely address those criteria and what that will mean in terms of cost, risk and scale frame the second half. Joe Garber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 This steep increase can be largely attributed to the closure of residential institutions which many people with autism were once sent to, greater public awareness about autism, and expansion of the diagnostic criteria. Catherine Tan, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024 Certain eligibility criteria must be met to claim the R&D tax credit. Prasanna Kumar, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 While the position has always been given to a House member, the lack of strict criteria essentially means that anyone who meets the requirements for the office may be considered for nomination. Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criteria
Noun
  • Boeing has faced criticism for its safety standards in recent years but claims its turnaround is underway.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Many licensed operators were accepting of higher costs to meet rigorous health, environmental, and business standards.
    John Murn, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • For better revenue growth, Rumble needs to aim at improving both metrics – MAUs and ARPU.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk than the benchmark index, making the ride less of a roller-coaster, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The benchmarks have all seen sizeable year-to-date gains.
    Sean Conlon, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Safe to say, these brands will endure, in one form or another, not just as symbols of luxury, but as benchmarks of craftsmanship and exclusivity.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Influences have a way of appearing, like family traits, in idiosyncratic details such as the turn of a head or position of a hand, but here the steps and styles have been stripped of attitude and etiquette, to their elemental forms.
    Jennifer Homans, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, leaders should look for traits such as initiative, adaptability and a willingness to learn, which are indicators of future success.
    Nilesh Parmar, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Criteria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criteria. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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