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thermostat

[thur-muh-stat] / ˈθɜr məˌstæt /
NOUN
regulator
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NOUN
thermometer
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Perhaps you can reach a compromise on the thermostat.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

As the child of penny-pinching Sicilian parents, I’m all too familiar with the dread surrounding the thermostat come midwinter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Madeline Marchiano realizes that this winter’s runaway heating prices mean she can’t afford to raise her thermostat enough to warm her entire South Philadelphia rowhouse.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

And it means that body weight is like a thermostat: your body aims to maintain that preferred range.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

A thermostat clicked off and a heater stopped humming.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell




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