Suggestions(5)
Dictionary
the yardstick
noun
A measuring rod thirty-six inches long.
synonyms
Exact(60)
You can't beat the yardstick.
That's the yardstick we measure ourselves by.
Height per se is not the yardstick".
The yardstick matters when deciding how policy should best respond.
Two weeks ago, the yardstick was the surprising Islanders.
"That will be held up as the yardstick," he said.
Classicism measures the present by the yardstick of the past.
The yardstick for success at C.R.I. is modest.
WERE advertisements rather than sales the yardstick, Apple would have dominated the computer industry for decades.
Measured by the yardstick of the amounts paid for Modigliani and Cézanne, it is laughably low.
Jackson's achievements will be the yardstick by which N.B.A. coaches are measured, possibly forever.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com