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
"This is a litmus test. A barometer of feeling nationally and locally."
From BBC • May 8, 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
Catholics have long served as a barometer of acceptance for newcomers and the working class.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Much later, Pascal drew upon Galileo’s work when studying pressures in liquids in order to understand how the air supports a column of mercury in a barometer.
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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