Par
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
Touchstone and par are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Touchstone" instead a noun "Par".
Touchstone
Touchstone noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: his book has long been a touchstone for travel writing that aspires to be literature
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Touchstone and Par. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/par/touchstone
Par & Touchstone. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/par/touchstone>.
Touchstone or Par. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/par/touchstone.
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