cauldrons

Definition of cauldronsnext
plural of cauldron
as in kettles
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 cauldrons As social flying mammals, bats typically live in colonies (or cauldrons) of up to 100 individual bats. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025 Researchers also came across seven iron cannons, along with copper cauldrons and rope. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • 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
  • In recent years, the kettles also have become places where mystery donors have, on rare occasions, deposited valuable coins worth thousands of dollars.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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  • Scorched and stained pots and pans almost always require scraping and scouring, and cast-iron skillets can rust when soaked.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • His collection included woodland pots from North America, Aztec stone figurines and obsidian blades, a canoe from South America, Indigenous stone tools and weapons, Taino artifacts, an ancient Roman mosaic fragment, and Chinese pottery and armor.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
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  • Then, after a Mazzulla timeout and a round of C’s substitutions, the Magic got back-to-back buckets off offensive rebounds, then two makes off steals by Desmond Bane (22 points) and Paolo Banchero (15 points).
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In a brick building atop a hill a half-mile from the Racing Capital of the World, the decades-old bar furnishes regulars with beer buckets and burgers every day of the week.
    Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Cauldrons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldrons. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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