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 Researchers also came across seven iron cannons, along with copper cauldrons and rope. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Drift between Finnish saunas, salt and ice rooms, and sensory steam baths before plunging into the cauldron-style thalassotherapy whirlpool—its thermal seawater jets fizzing like tonic in a highball. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Trump emerged as a national figure out of the ingredients of a peculiarly American cauldron: real estate, high-profile business dealings, reality TV—and the war on terror. Keith Gessen, New Yorker, 16 July 2025 Footage from the event showed fighters -- both men and women -- casting rifles and machine guns into a large cauldron where they were then set ablaze. arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
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Noun
  • The kettle, finally, was screaming.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pour-over coffee maker Pour-over coffee makers, usually cones that sit atop cups or carafes à la Chemex, utilize a precise pouring technique (ideally from a gooseneck kettle) that blooms the grounds and extracts the best flavors as the coffee drips into the vessel below.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • It’s constructed from 100 percent silicone and features slotted holes and stainless steel clips that easily attach to any pot, pan, or skillet.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kaplan, a sake evangelist, pairs French wines and harmonious sakes with abalone pot pies and fluffy shoku-pan croque-madames.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Start by mixing a small amount of pH-neutral dish soap in a bucket with warm water.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • GloRilla tapped into her preppy side in a plaid bustier dress, matching jacket and a hot pink Versace bucket bag.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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