cauldron

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 Video of the blaze aired on the station showed a red brick building with windows offering interior views of a glowing cauldron of orange-tinged flames. Dennis Romero, NBC news, 13 May 2025 This traveling show blends smoke, elixirs, potions, bubbles, cauldrons, alcohol and mocktails for a unique drinking engagement. San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025 Elaborately decorated horse harnesses, ceremonial spears, ornate cauldrons, bridle bits and hundreds of other 2,000-year-old artifacts have been unearthed in England. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025 Stories of treasure hunters abound, including one about a roofer who allegedly found a small cauldron and vanished, leaving his tools behind. Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
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Noun
  • An anonymous donor placed the nugget into a Salvation Army kettle during the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign in December 2024.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Apr. 2025
  • To do it, the brewers ran hot wort from the kettle down the channel of a split 12-foot section of a pine tree.
    Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It is then topped with grated parmesan that melts on contact to create a sweet, salty, ultra-decadent pot of the Italian rice that tastes even better when reheated the next day.
    Joey Skladany, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
  • More than eight years after the state moved to allow adults to use marijuana recreationally, rules for how Amsterdam-style pot cafes will operate in the Bay State are finally coming into focus and could be in place by Halloween.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Clean the pool daily: Use a small bucket or container full of fresh water as a foot-rinse station.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
  • The 50-count miniature doughnut container serves as a reusable beach bucket.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 June 2025

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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