as in basin
a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift
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Recent Examples of kettle
During 2024, there was one found in a Canton Township donation kettle and three found in a Farmington Hills donation kettle.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
When high-draw devices like kettles or ovens need extra muscle, the Power Lifting mode pushes its output to 4,800W with ease.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
This stylish Alessi tea kettle will delight any design lover.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s a lot more to it than steaming silver kettles and cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off — the ritual can get quite complicated.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
When high-draw devices like kettles or ovens need extra muscle, the Power Lifting mode pushes its output to 4,800W with ease.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
This stylish Alessi tea kettle will delight any design lover.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2025
There’s a lot more to it than steaming silver kettles and cucumber sandwiches with the crusts cut off — the ritual can get quite complicated.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettle
Noun
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The three downstream or lower basin states — California, Arizona and Nevada — are at odds with the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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After the requisite turnout of local speakers, the stage was turned over to Everclear, whose Art Alexakis made sure the twin fire above the other end of the Los Angeles basin was not forgotten in the Altadena/Pasadena focus.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Interest in marching in the parade was so intense that organizers implemented rigorous selection criteria like the quality of the horses’ grooming, saddles, tack, and the riders’ appearance.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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But by the early 19th century, some mathematicians had started exploring other kinds of geometric spaces — ones that aren’t flat but rather curved like a sphere or saddle.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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The deep pothole was discovered in the right lane of southbound I-35 over Pflumm Road, according to Delaney Tholen, public information officer for KDOT’s KC Metro office.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
22 Dec. 2025
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That is reduced to one report per pothole after volunteers get a call from a city representative instructing them to do so.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Kettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kettle. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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