as in basins
a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift
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Recent Examples of kettles
Modern conveniences such as Samsung smart TVs, Nespresso machines, Smeg kettles, and minibars stocked with little bottles of limoncello and Malfy gin come standard.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Use a soft cloth dampened with soapy water on stainless steel or enamel kettles.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Instead of toys, drone pilots can win perks such as new combat boots, electric kettles, or upgraded night-vision goggles.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the brewing bar in each room is impressive, with different roasts of Geisha and other varieties, and all the highly specific kettles, grinders and other paraphernalia found in serious cupping rooms.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Thick limescale inside others revealed they were likely used to boil water, functioning as ancient kettles.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
Use a soft cloth dampened with soapy water on stainless steel or enamel kettles.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Instead of toys, drone pilots can win perks such as new combat boots, electric kettles, or upgraded night-vision goggles.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the brewing bar in each room is impressive, with different roasts of Geisha and other varieties, and all the highly specific kettles, grinders and other paraphernalia found in serious cupping rooms.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Thick limescale inside others revealed they were likely used to boil water, functioning as ancient kettles.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettles
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Question 1 asks voters to approve $30 million to invest in storm drains, pipes and catch basins to remove water during heavy rainfall.—
Maritza Dominguez,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Shah placed water-hungry industries such as steel and petrochemicals in Iran’s driest central plateau in Isfahan and Fars provinces, tying development of heavy industry to regions with no water of their own and dependent on diversions from other basins.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These states form a much more complicated landscape, one in which the shapes of tipping points no longer resemble the familiar saddles and cones.—
Gregory Barber,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The area has flat dirt trails for hikers and bikers, rock canyons and open grass fields.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The setting is breathtaking, with mountain ravines cascading away on either side.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
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The North course, par 71, 6,945 yards, challenges the most accomplished golfers with its ravines, wind and tricky greens, while the popular and more sedate and sheltered par-70, 6,580-yard South Course, with four ocean-side holes, invites and tests golfers of every level.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Kettles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kettles. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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