cauldrons

noun

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 Worshippers pay for those cauldrons as a way to seek the saint's blessings. — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 All of these key episodes happened in agreeable resorts, seaside ports, and villages, far from the sophisticated cities assumed to have been the cauldrons of modernism. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026 Experts previously identified two cauldrons, an anchor and six cannons at the shipwreck. — CBS News, 29 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 Yoshi and Luma popcorn buckets will be released alongside Bowser's tiny cauldrons on April 1 to celebrate the release of the new film. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026 Three drinkware collections including cold cups, tumblers and more, decorated with cauldrons, wands and owls. — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026 The colonists awoke from their dream of lucrative plantations to find churches in ashes and molasses cauldrons rusting in the grass. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026 Before the cauldrons are extinguished in Milan and Cortina, the Olympic flag will be handed over to a representative of the French Alps, the host region for the 2030 Winter Olympics. — Garrett Chorpenning, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cauldrons
  1. kettles
  2. pots
  3. buckets
Noun
  • At Oul, every detail—from the makgeolli kettles repurposed for water to the all-Korean drink menu of beer, soju, and cocktails—celebrates Korea’s vibrant drinking culture.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The long holiday weekend brings major savings on Le Creuset Dutch ovens, baking dishes, ergonomic utensils, whistling tea kettles, and cast iron bread ovens.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of kettles
Noun
  • Extra Racks Extra oven racks made of heavy steel or heavy pots or pizza stones warming in the oven disrupt the flow of hot air and absorb heat, causing an oven to take longer to warm up.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Impatiens Impatiens are commonly grown as bedding plants in the garden, or as filler plants in planters and pots.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of pots
Noun
  • Funds could not be used for legal or defense purposes or to repay personal loans, nor could they be pulled from education, transportation or public safety buckets.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Mosquitoes need only one tablespoon of water to breed, so areas like rain gutters, birdbaths or buckets with stagnant water are all possible breeding sites.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of buckets

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

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