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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The closing ceremony concluded with the Olympic flames extinguished at the unprecedented two caldrons in Milan and Cortina, viewed in Verona via video link.
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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
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 4 Mar. 2026.
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