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a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift
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Recent Examples of kettles
This also includes heated blankets, coffee makers, and water kettles.
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Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
And kettles that a manned receive more donations than those that are not.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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
But the work continues from the warehouse to the bell ringers beside bright red kettles to be able to serve anyone in need now and in the future.
—Derek James, CBS News, 15 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
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
There’s even tea kettles and loose leaf tea for sale, and everything looks like it’s made for a garden party.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
And kettles that a manned receive more donations than those that are not.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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
But the work continues from the warehouse to the bell ringers beside bright red kettles to be able to serve anyone in need now and in the future.
—Derek James, CBS News, 15 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
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
There’s even tea kettles and loose leaf tea for sale, and everything looks like it’s made for a garden party.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettles
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Southeastern Brazil is also an economically vital marine region for the country, driven by activities in the Santos and Campos basins, where a new oil reserve was recently discovered.—
Rodrigo Tardin,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Each of these impact sites stands testament to the violence of its creation — cataclysmic collisions that carved vast basins in the lunar surface, while hurling debris miles across the face of Earth's natural satellite.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Beyond potential political resistance, implementing the name changes saddles campus administrators with costly and time-consuming busywork, including updating legal documents, maps and physical signage.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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The barstools are shaped like saddles.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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Yet, these sleek, wild, predator cats roam the foothills and mountains from Ventura to San Diego, slipping in and out of millions of backyards and dozens of local canyons mostly unseen, except for those fuzzy images captured by trail cameras and home surveillance videos.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Picture sipping coffee as the sun rises over the Rockies, or gliding past red rock canyons en route to Glacier National Park, all from the comfort of a panoramic observation car.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Reached by regular ferry connections from Tenerife, the island is defined by dramatic ravines, ancient laurel forests and villages where daily life moves at a slower rhythm.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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