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thermometer

[ther-mom-i-ter] / θərˈmɒm ɪ tər /
NOUN
measure of temperature
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Basically, he wrote a hit piece on the thermometer instead of asking why he had a fever.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: This instant-read thermometer deserves a place in your kitchen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

"Imagine TRPM8 as a microscopic thermometer inside your body," said Hyuk-Joon Lee, a postdoctoral fellow in Seok-Yong Lee's laboratory at Duke University.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

The bundles include clothing for newborns to six-month-olds, blankets, bibs, muslin cloths, a thermometer, a bilingual book and a playmat.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

The thermometer says I’m normal, but clearly I’m not.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan



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