thermometer
Example Sentences
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Since there was only one candidate running for each of the 470 legislative seats, turnout was watched by observers as a political thermometer.
From Seattle Times
Between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., the thermometer failed to climb above 43, amid mist, rain and fog, which may be the natural constituents of gloom.
From Washington Post
Although your compost thermometer may read 160 degrees at some point, there’s no guarantee that every inch of that pile has reached that temperature.
From Seattle Times
The temperature of the meat should read at least 165 degrees when checked with a thermometer in the thickest part of the chicken.
From Washington Post
In the brief summer, even as the sun circled the horizon and never set, the thermometer seldom broke 40 degrees.
From Washington Post
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