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as in criteria
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
that last dining experience was not quite up to par
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as in normals
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a pulse of 70 is par for people of that age group
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Recent Examples of pars
Connell hit one birdie, five bogeys and 11 pars in addition to the eagle to reach his score.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Similarly, lumbar bone stress injuries such as pars (a stress fracture to the pars interarticularis, a small segment of bone in the lumbar spine) can also be an issue.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Last week Reyes fired a personal best three-under 33 over the Bernardo Heights Red front nine, showing her consistency by collecting three birdies and the rest pars.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Doctors then performed a pars plana vitrectomy — which is a procedure to remove the vitreous humor from the inside of the eye — to take out the worm.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
To gouge out the parasitic pillager, the doctors performed a pars plana vitrectomy—a procedure that involves sucking out some of the jelly-like vitreous inside the eye.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Further imaging revealed a small fracture, known as a pars defect, in his L5 vertebra.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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It was later determined, however, that the case did not meet authorities' acceptance criteria at the time.—
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Prosecutors said last weekend that the legal criteria to detain the bar's owners had so far not been met.—
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The surge of metal into the US pushed the London market into a full blown squeeze in October, and borrowing costs there still remain well above their normals levels of close to zero.—
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By next Wednesday through Friday, temperatures will be closer to seasonal normals, ranging from 48 degrees to 53 degrees.—
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Capping those rates could backfire, resulting in significantly stricter lending standards and making credit unavailable to lower-income people or those with lower credit scores.—
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Beyond money, other issues expected to be hammered out in CBA talks include the length of the season, facility and travel standards, retirement benefits and changes to rookie deals.—
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Last year’s trends sometimes become this year’s norms, and his thoughts about the year in aspect ratios, lenses, exposure levels, and camera types are worthy of your time.—
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Advertisement Redefining productivity for the 21st century, however, requires making big, often difficult changes to longstanding workplace norms, and likely won’t succeed without enthusiastic employee buy-in.—
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The six nominees were selected from among the 25 most popular podcasts deemed eligible and include both audio-only and video podcasts, based on Luminate listener metrics.—
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Petch suggests looking beyond the usual metrics, such as inflation rates and the Federal Reserve policy.—
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But with these being just the averages, buyers with good credit scores who are willing to shop around for rates may be able to find ones substantially lower.—
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Stock futures rose Thursday as the major averages try to recover from back-to-back losing sessions.—
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Contracts also might include performance incentives tied to benchmarks such as playoff appearances or Super Bowl runs.—
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Historic fire data showed about 20% of properties still contain toxic substances above California’s benchmarks for residential properties.—
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“Pars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pars. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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