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thermostat

noun as in regulator

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noun as in thermometer

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“Closing vents or cranking thermostats too quickly to cool or heat your home only uses more energy and creates an imbalance.”

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

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For most of Earth's history, scientists have viewed the slow breakdown of silicate rocks as the planet's main natural thermostat.

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So will you wait until a particular date to reach for the thermostat?

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The disease usually means that our bodies make an uncomfortable home to live in, but sometimes the disease turns the pain thermostat up from discomfort to agony.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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