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norms

NOUN

average, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benchmark criterion measure model pattern rule

STRONG

barometer gauge mean median medium par scale touchstone type yardstick

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme

WEAK

end exception

Example Sentences

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Since generative AI became widely accessible in 2022, Hollywood has struggled to navigate its power to rapidly upend industry norms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

It was meant to address concerns about hygiene and safety, but the law also played into social norms in a conservative country where body art is still deeply frowned upon.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

So the decision to do nothing about the deflation was not a case of ignorance or vacillation, as Mr. Ahamed contends, but of alignment with long-established monetary norms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The despair and hopelessness are a response to feeling powerless in the face of injustice and watching long-standing norms be routinely broken.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

But juxtaposed against the norms of family life, it could be a little much.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama