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 Most fans respond positively Elite sports can be a cauldron of stress. Scott Parrott, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
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Noun
  • So time to give it a little nudge in a better direction by firing up our spiffy new kettle — the last one overheated — for a cup of stimulation.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 June 2026
  • In the meantime, boil a kettle of water.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The soaring temperatures are caused by a heat dome — a vast area of stagnant high pressure parked over swaths of Europe, which acts like a lid on a pot, stubbornly trapping heat.
    Taylor Ward, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Its origins are uncertain, with one tale suggesting that a cook at Manzanillo’s mercado left a pot of pozole over fire and forgot it.
    Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Along the way, every stop is not just another bucket-list sight, but a story told through food, people, and place.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • The Core Categories on Most Biohacking Menus Most clinics organize their offerings around a handful of recurring buckets.
    Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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