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 Was it birthed in the skinhead cauldron of New York’s Lower East Side, or in Southern California, with the punk-rock surfers and skaters of Huntington Beach? James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025 Giancarlo Peris, a runner who in was the final torchbearer for the Rome Olympic Games in 1960, handed the lantern with the Olympic Flame to President of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, Giovanni Malagò, to light the cauldron. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025 Nothing seems to faze the youngster, which is a valuable trait to have when stepping into the cauldron of a World Cup. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2025 Walk out of a play’s shadows back into the clear light of day without a there to take with you, and even a burning cauldron will become little more than a brief candle. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
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Noun
  • Shop our top picks below from $13 with everything from reusable overnight oats jars to portable salad jars for lunch, an electric kettle that boils water in minutes, and a multipurpose air fryer that doubles as a storage solution for leftovers.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • From antique metal napkin rings to copper tea kettles, there are so many timeless, practical items trending in value, waiting to be taken home from your local thrift store.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Among the controversial bills this session are measures regarding union fees, artificial intelligence regulation and a bill to tax pot based on its potency.
    Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Overwatering can be caused by a pot with poor drainage, the wrong potting medium, or a potting medium that has become old and so compacted that water cannot drain off the roots and air cannot get into the roots.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Before Watson’s game-winner, Murray also conjured one of the weirdest clutch buckets of Denver’s season, scooping up a loose ball that had been stripped away from Aaron Gordon and connecting on an awkward midrange floater before the shot clock buzzer.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The next two trips down the floor, freshman Victoria Forsythe scored a bucket in the lane, then a 3 from the corner.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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