Example and Par

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Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

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Par and example are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Par" instead a noun "Example".

Par noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.

Usage example: that last dining experience was not quite up to par

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Example and par are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Example" instead a noun "Par".

Par for the course with Foo Fighters videos, though some more than others ("All My Life" might be the best example).

Source: Performance Video
With singers, for example, it might involve churning out a sub-par album to capitalize on their star power.

Source: The Runner-Up Takes It All
Example: the Dark Knight trilogy has a bunch of cops with on-par-with-reality, unexaggerated, Boston accents.

Source: Southies

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Example & Par. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/par>.

Par or Example. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/par.

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