barometer
Example Sentences
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Parental suffering used to be a barometer through which parents, especially moms, evaluated themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Who on this roster measures up against the barometer that is Oklahoma City?
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
On the convention floor, I ran into Andy Levin, who is something of a local political barometer with his own ideas about where the Democrats should go.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
It will serve as a barometer of what will happen across the rest of the central belt.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
It is true that knowledge of air pressure was widespread by 1712, and any explanation of the workings of a barometer would have conveyed to Newcomen the discoveries of Torricelli and Pascal.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing barometer
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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