as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
this essay will be the yardstick by which I grade the others
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Recent Examples of yardstick
To be fair, this payment yardstick is off 2% in a year.
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
The yardstick of success for operators of those parks isn't purely making a profit but promoting the country they are located in and driving tourism.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Inflation yardsticks such as the PCE index and the Consumer Price Index measure the change in prices over time of a typical basket of goods and services.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
The photo highlights the relative youth of human civilization by showing a 2,500-year-old temple that is ancient by the yardstick of human lives, alongside the 4.5 billion-year-old disk of Earth's moon, which has watched over humanity since our ancestors emerged from the oceans.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 May 2025
The yardstick of success for operators of those parks isn't purely making a profit but promoting the country they are located in and driving tourism.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Inflation yardsticks such as the PCE index and the Consumer Price Index measure the change in prices over time of a typical basket of goods and services.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for yardstick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yardstick
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Washington State Patrol issued an Endangered Missing Person Alert (EMPA) alert for the girls on May 31 after authorities found criteria wasn't met for an Amber Alert.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Crucially, what matters—the criteria for selection, on which continued evolution depends—also changes, plotting a wholly novel course.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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As the company gears up to celebrate five years of redefining the industry standard, its mission for the future remains clear: bringing ideas to life and creating new revenue sources for small businesses.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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In response, Taiwan's hospitals are taking decisive action by integrating artificial intelligence and robotics to support their staff and maintain high standards of patient care.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2025
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PwC’s recent executive playbook on agentic AI emphasizes that early adopters of AI set industry benchmarks, gain first-mover advantage, streamline operations, and create barriers to entry through deep integration.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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They had been held at 21% since last October, the highest level since the new benchmark rate was introduced in 2013.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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As a measure of how dormant the rivalry is, the two teams have not faced each other since 2008 — a year before Thomas Muller, who will leave Bayern this summer as their record appearance-maker with 751 (so far), had even made his competitive debut.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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In 2015, lawmakers in the state Assembly approved a measure that would have restricted the use of drones over private property without the owner’s permission.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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“Yardstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yardstick. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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