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
  • There’s a lot more to it than steaming silver kettles and cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off — the ritual can get quite complicated.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
  • There’s even tea kettles and loose leaf tea for sale, and everything looks like it’s made for a garden party.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The store works directly with artisans in the south-central region of Mexico who make clay pots, jewelry, clothing, accessories and seasonal decorations.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the two investment banks harboring the biggest market shares by far in tech IPOs, are now battling to lead looming debuts that promise the winners a pair of the richest profit pots in Wall Street history.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Ascending the mountain to its glacial peak is often a bucket-list entry, but mountaineering experience is required and most climbers will launch their final push from Camp Muir.
    Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • Standing 566 feet high and crowned with a five-story ceramic cross, the central Tower of Jesus Christ is the highest of 18 adorning the Sagrada Família, a bucket-list item for most travelers to the city in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region.
    Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 10 June 2026

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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