Synonyms for benchmark
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1. benchmarknoun

   a standard by which something can be measured or judged

   "his painting sets the benchmark of quality"

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   bench mark

2. benchmark, bench marknoun

   a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

   Synonyms:
   bench mark

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1. • Reference Point
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1. List of paraphrases for "benchmark":

   reference, benchmarks, baseline, criterion, benchmarking, footnote, yardstick, parameter, milestone, landmark, compare, base, marker

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1. Adam Matthews:

   This is an industry first, with this review Shell have set the benchmark for best practice on corporate climate lobbying not just within oil and gas but across all industries. The challenge now is for others to follow suit.

2. Jonny Fine:

   The deals (last) week have been digested well - almost exclusively - with good subscription levels and very good migration from talk to launch, there is still a market preference for bigger, more liquid benchmark deals. More off-the-run deals are tougher, but in July and August they just weren't getting done at all.

3. Charles Howell III:

   Tiger Woods was the reason that working out become popular, these( younger) guys, it's like they used him as a benchmark. When I came out, Tiger Woods had this massive intimidation factor. Now it's like Tiger Woods is the one who pushed them along and trained them. The dynamic is weird, but probably a guy my age would be more intimidated by Tiger Woods than a guy who is just now coming out.

4. Cardiff University Scully:

   Some losses have been priced in ... 2007 is probably the benchmark. If they are doing worse than that then I think serious questions will be raised and should be raised, both about the leadership in Wales and the leadership of the party across Britain, you could have a situation where Labour will certainly have their worst ever performance in Scotland and they could have their worst ever devolved election in Wales as well, and lose significant ground in the English locals.

5. Paul Keim:

   This genome is a benchmark, an essential part of our forensic arsenal, thanks to modern genetic sequencing.