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thermostat

[thur-muh-stat] / ˈθɜr məˌstæt /
NOUN
regulator
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NOUN
thermometer
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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

On Thursday, Chicago utility company ComEd said its power grid was under "critical strain," and urged residents to "raise your thermostat as high as is comfortably safe."

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Or, use a smart thermostat: A programmable or smart thermostat automates the heavy lifting, raising temperatures when you’re at work and dropping them right before you walk through the door.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Gavin says he's happy to have the house at 19C or 20C but his wife sometimes turns up the thermostat to 23C.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

A thermostat clicked on and a heater started humming.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

The companies are forming a power plant that would draw power from Sunrun and Tesla home battery systems and Renew smart thermostats.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 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

Should we set our thermostats lower in winter and wear sweaters indoors?

From MarketWatch Nov. 18, 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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