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 What followed was an incessant attack on the senses as the Premier League champions wilted in the Rams Park cauldron. James Pearce, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 At a central spot, the crones halted, pulled out their cauldron and began the dark ritual. Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 The group later held a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern Iraq — where its fighters had long found safe havens during the insurgency — and burned dozens of weapons in a cauldron before starting to withdraw its remaining fighters from Turkey to Iraq. ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026 But the Primrose is more a cauldron of prejudice and misunderstanding than a melting pot. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cauldron
Noun
  • The centuries-old pot-kettle idiom points out hypocrisy — as when one person accuses another of a flaw that afflicts himself.
    George Skelton, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • All the rooms come with Nespresso machines and a kettle (not always a given in Italian hotels).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This bone broth soup comes together in 10 minutes for a one-pot breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
    Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Angered by the fuel price hikes, some Chileans on Wednesday evening banged pots while student protests briefly shut a key metro line in the capital Santiago.
    Antonia Mufarech, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Before that bucket, Darling hadn’t hit a shot all game.
    Ryan Brennan March 25, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • After giving up the game-winning bucket Sunday, Jackson took the loss hard.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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