cauldron

Definition of cauldronnext
as in kettle
a large open container that is usually used for cooking They filled the cauldron with what seemed like an endless amount of clams.

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Recent Examples of cauldron There's everything from resentment to jealousy, favouritism, and deceit swirling around in a boiling-hot cauldron where fair is foul and foul is fair. Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 6 May 2026 Experts previously identified two cauldrons, an anchor and six cannons at the shipwreck. CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 The young Flyers, many of them experiencing the cauldron of playoff hockey for the first time, were surging. ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 On Instagram, Kidman shared videos of her and Bullock sipping drinks out of mini cauldrons and walking the red carpet arm in arm. Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
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Noun
  • Just heat up a kettle on the stove, then carry it outside to pour on your patio.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • Valentina brought kettle corn to auction off and plans to finish making a purple crochet bag for the fair’s Home Economics competition.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • This would allow Chicago to buy and renovate the terminal using property tax money put in a special pot for economic development.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Both shabu shabu and chankonabe are Japanese hot-pot-style meals, where everybody eats from a common pot on the table.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Typically, deserving candidates are sure things in one bucket or another.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Shovel the mound quickly and smoothly into the bucket.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 17 June 2026

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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