as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years
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Recent Examples of benchmark
More than half of Tennessee third graders fell short on a key reading benchmark on this year's standardized state test.
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The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
The index is equal weighted, meaning each stock starts off as 2.5% the value of the overall benchmark.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Tesla shares are down 13% since the end of May, just before Musk and Trump began publicly arguing, a period in which the S&P 500 benchmark is up 5%.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The mainland’s benchmark, the CSI 300, had edged down 0.3% so far this year.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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The Tennessean, 9 July 2025
The index is equal weighted, meaning each stock starts off as 2.5% the value of the overall benchmark.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
Tesla shares are down 13% since the end of May, just before Musk and Trump began publicly arguing, a period in which the S&P 500 benchmark is up 5%.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The mainland’s benchmark, the CSI 300, had edged down 0.3% so far this year.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benchmark
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
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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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“Benchmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmark. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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