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
Young children with dragons and cows painted on their small faces eagerly waited in line for kettle corn and ice cream at the many food trucks that lined the outer circle of the farm.
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Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The blast originated on the 15,000-square-foot plant’s first floor, near kettles used in the production of an explosive mixture for the commercial mining industry, McCracken said.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The building had six kettles, with three on the main floor.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
It's sold in handcrafted and numbered ceramic bottles shaped like a copper brewing kettle.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The blast originated on the 15,000-square-foot plant’s first floor, near kettles used in the production of an explosive mixture for the commercial mining industry, McCracken said.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
The building had six kettles, with three on the main floor.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
It's sold in handcrafted and numbered ceramic bottles shaped like a copper brewing kettle.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettle
Noun
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Climate crisis supercharging typhoons The western Pacific is the most active tropical basin on Earth but global ocean temperatures have been at record levels for each of the last eight years.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Officials say negotiations and dealmaking can’t save the basin, or Arizona, from that reality.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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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Since the start of construction, neighbors on Rockland Drive have filed at least 10 complaints to the city’s 311 system for mud in the road, erosion, pothole repair and traffic-calming measures.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Housing materials in artistic practice are fitting for an environment that is constantly under simultaneous construction and degradation, with sea levels continuing to rise, potholes throughout the city and as our own infrastructure buckles under the weight of an ever growing population.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Kettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kettle. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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