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
Another in 2024 accused the company of failing to keep equipment properly maintained and for failing to report a breakdown in a blending kettle, records show.
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Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Local food vendors line the concourse, serving up foot-long corn dogs out of a 20-foot red tent, ice cream, or kettle corn, to name a few.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
At its peak, kettles represented 80% of sales.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
According to Penn Brewery, a person is in custody for stealing part of their historic copper brew kettle.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 23 May 2026
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Jason Henry, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Local food vendors line the concourse, serving up foot-long corn dogs out of a 20-foot red tent, ice cream, or kettle corn, to name a few.
—James Burky, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
At its peak, kettles represented 80% of sales.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
According to Penn Brewery, a person is in custody for stealing part of their historic copper brew kettle.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettle
Noun
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The combination probably explains the excessive growth, turning the water surface an opaque green and preventing onlookers from seeing the new blue hue of the concrete basin.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Trump previously said the plan was to sandblast, caulk and resurface the pool basin.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Noun
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At my call, the wranglers came and fixed the saddle.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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Let’s get in the saddle and analyze this week’s rootin’-tootin’ episode!—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2026
Noun
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That progress hit a large pothole in the fifth inning at Rate Field as the White Sox scored seven times, chasing Sasaki from the game and going on to beat the Dodgers, 8-2.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
13 June 2026
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Experts logged the location of every bump in the road and every pothole.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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“Kettle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kettle. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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