thermostat
Example Sentences
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It is often called a silent killer because most heat deaths occur gradually as high temperatures and other environmental factors work together to undermine the body's internal thermostat.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 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
“That doesn’t look like it’ll go away anytime soon. People are going to be heavy on the thermostat for a good two weeks,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 22, 2026
If weight drops below this "set point", hunger rises and metabolism slows, just as a thermostat turns up the heat when it's too cold, according to that theory.
From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026
The day after that Nick turned the classroom thermostat up to about ninety degrees with a little screwdriver he had brought from home.
From "Frindle" by Andrew Clements
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.