caldron

noun

cal·​dron

less common spelling of cauldron

1
: a large kettle or boiler
2
: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation
a cauldron of intense emotions

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Merrill not only has talent, there are caldrons inside. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025 Her caldron seemed to boil over, thanks to a tiny light bulb. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024 Instead, CEOs are struggling to manage a different problem—a boiling caldron of outrage that is roiling their teams, many of whom have been directly or indirectly affected by the conflict. Alan Murray, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023 To say this Iron Bowl rivalry spice is back would insinuate this caldron somehow cooled. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for caldron

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“Caldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caldron. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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caldron

variant of cauldron

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