Barometer
Barometer noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged
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Example and barometer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Example" instead a noun "Barometer".
Nearby Words: barometric, barograph
Example
Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
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Example and Barometer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barometer/example
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