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barometer

[buh-rom-i-ter] / bəˈrɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
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Example Sentences

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Yet relying on that barometer alone might be an outdated approach.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

On the convention floor, I ran into Andy Levin, who is something of a local political barometer with his own ideas about where the Democrats should go.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

At publicly traded credit funds, share buybacks are about to become a key barometer of management confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It will serve as a barometer of what will happen across the rest of the central belt.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

She asked for a barometer and an anemometer and a rain gauge for Christmas, and hung them outside her bedroom window.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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