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thermometer

[ther-mom-i-ter] / θərˈmɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measure of temperature
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Inside, the temperature is 23C while outside the thermometer read 30C on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

He gave a tour of his room in the quarantine center on Instagram, showing the fridge, smart TV and thermometer he was given for temperature checks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Drizzle could dampen Southern California on Monday and Tuesday before a heat wave arrives just in time for Mother’s Day weekend — possibly pushing the thermometer to 90 degrees in downtown L.A. on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Basically, he wrote a hit piece on the thermometer instead of asking why he had a fever.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Shining my headlamp on a dime-store thermometer clipped to the parka I’d been using as a pillow, I saw that the temperature inside the cramped, two-person tent was seven degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer



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