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thermostat

[thur-muh-stat] / ˈθɜr məˌstæt /
NOUN
regulator
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NOUN
thermometer
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The thermostat in the room had been set to 81 degrees to make it even more unpleasant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

During the World Cup, I was able to upgrade the AC unit, added a smart thermostat and invested in landscaping, which we want to do more of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"Raise your thermostat as high as is comfortably safe," the power utility ComEd there urged, while calling on residents to delay using laundry, dishwashers and electric vehicle chargers until after dusk.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Adjust your thermostat: Nudge your thermostat up by just 3 degrees.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

She goes and checks the thermostat, to make sure I didn’t turn the heater on or anything.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

HomeView is meant to act as a family command center, controlling connected features such as lights, locks, thermostats and cameras.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Experts say millions of households have turned down radiators and thermostats, taken shorter showers, blocked draughts and found ways to keep the heating off in certain rooms to lower bills.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

When I am helping others, I like to set up automatic updates on iOS and Android devices first, then security cameras, thermostats and Wi-Fi routers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Decentralized infrastructure solutions are available now, such as rooftop solar and energy storage, and distributed energy resources including heat pumps and smart thermostats.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025

The boiler-room telegraphs, stoking indicators, rudder indicators, clocks and thermostats were also electrical.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by British Government

Soon some 450 great paintings were racked on pipeline scaffolds set up in the huge, thermostated hall where Financier Stotesbury once gave concerts for 1,000 guests.

From Time Magazine Archive


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