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thermometers

NOUN

measure of temperature

Synonyms

STRONGEST

instrument thermostat

STRONG

indicator regulator

Example Sentences

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Late Friday, firefighters had been relying on drone-based thermometers to estimate the temperature inside the failing tank, which gave a reading of 61 degrees, with 50 degrees being the goal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Two people in the area fainted as thermometers showed the temperature hitting 97 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The outage in that state on Tuesday came during a heat wave in the Northeast that shot thermometers up above 90 degrees in Boston.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

On Thursday, NWS thermometers showed new highs for 6 June in locations that included Las Vegas and Death Valley.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2024

Telescopes and thermometers do not change the world around them as saws and hammers do, but they change our awareness of the world.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton