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Recent Examples of standards
Some models feature replaceable blades, like the Milk Street Kitchen Precision peeler, which retails for $30, but by peeler standards that’s high.
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Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Accessibility The hotel is fully compliant with ADA standards, and has five accessible Deluxe rooms designed to accommodate guests with limited mobility and disabilities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded several longstanding environmental regulations, including gutting the 2009 endangerment finding and rolling back air quality standards for coal-burning power plants, which advocates say will cause irreparable harm.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Federal regulators, when creating the rural program's spending rules, also said no more than 5% of a state's total funding awarded could be used to replace electronic medical records systems that already meet federal standards.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Those are the standards that thoughtful firms have begun to define more clearly, including practices such as The Piri Law Firm, which has built its name in Dallas-Fort Worth by working at the intersection of immigration, injury, and the concerns of Latin and immigrant communities.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Central to this surge is the Bizon-L, a logistics robot that was recently codified under NATO standards.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
This is not a call to apply lower standards to those with mental illness, but to apply the existing standards more thoughtfully.
—Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Ocean City is also on the more affordable side, at least by Maryland standards.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Accessibility The hotel is fully compliant with ADA standards, and has five accessible Deluxe rooms designed to accommodate guests with limited mobility and disabilities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Apr. 2026
Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded several longstanding environmental regulations, including gutting the 2009 endangerment finding and rolling back air quality standards for coal-burning power plants, which advocates say will cause irreparable harm.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Federal regulators, when creating the rural program's spending rules, also said no more than 5% of a state's total funding awarded could be used to replace electronic medical records systems that already meet federal standards.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Those are the standards that thoughtful firms have begun to define more clearly, including practices such as The Piri Law Firm, which has built its name in Dallas-Fort Worth by working at the intersection of immigration, injury, and the concerns of Latin and immigrant communities.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
Central to this surge is the Bizon-L, a logistics robot that was recently codified under NATO standards.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
This is not a call to apply lower standards to those with mental illness, but to apply the existing standards more thoughtfully.
—Jeffrey Freedman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Ocean City is also on the more affordable side, at least by Maryland standards.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standards
norms
Noun
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British monarchs are subject to rules and norms meant to prevent them from taking overtly political stands.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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In a speech to Congress, the monarch avoided naming the president but highlighted democratic norms, Ukraine and Western unity.—
Michael Birnbaum,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Standards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standards. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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