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barometer

noun as in instrument that measures atmospheric pressure

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Now, many of your films have aged really well, which I think is the true barometer for success.

In other words, the SAG Awards are a pretty great barometer of who will take home the Oscar.

The GDP report profits the broadest barometer of economic performance.

A stock market index like the Dow and the SP 500 may not be the best barometer of national well-being.

It's a barometer of how seriously the whole article should be taken.

Might not the sudden fall of the barometer before storms be from a cause similar in some degree to this?

I found it on all occasions extremely sensible, and very often to predict a change of wind much sooner than the barometer.

Over the writing-table was a barometer and a storm-glass, while to the left a cosy corner extended round to the fireplace.

The weather very cold, though the thermometer is at 56°, barometer 29–08; a very heavy swell.

The race was set for 1.30, and soon after noon all the crews were carefully overhauling their gear and studying the barometer.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to barometer, such as: weatherglass, pressure indicator, storm gauge, and weather gauge.

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

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