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thermometer

[ther-mom-i-ter] / θərˈmɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measure of temperature
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More broadly, the thermometer climbed above 35 C in regions covering 80 percent of Europe’s residents, some 490 million people.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Rare is the suburban grill chef who doesn’t keep an instant-read thermometer in his apron pocket.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

That can be vastly different from the reading on a thermometer.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

One is the 'feels like', which is how your body feels the heat rather than what the thermometer says.

From BBC May 9, 2026

I had brought a thermometer from the house to take his temperature, but I decided that could wait until morning.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

Even at sea, thermometers have registered record temperatures.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

One worker said: "We don't seem to have enough thermometers."

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

He carefully set the pieces into two padded suitcases equipped with thermometers.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin



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