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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
The California company specializes in practical minimalist gear, from kettles—the aspirational kettle of choice in most sleek coffee shops and beautiful boutique hotels—to coffee grinders and espresso machines.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2025
During the construction of the Brew Hall, the kettles were craned into the site first, and the building was built around them.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Explosives were mixed in kettles on the mezzanine level before being pumped into heating kettles on the main floor, McCracken said.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
McCracken said the initial explosion happened in one of those production kettles.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s why the United Kingdom’s National Grid engineers have to manage surges in energy use during popular broadcast events, when many viewers put their kettles on simultaneously.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Modern conveniences such as Samsung smart TVs, Nespresso machines, Smeg kettles, and minibars stocked with little bottles of limoncello and Malfy gin come standard.
—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
Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2025
During the construction of the Brew Hall, the kettles were craned into the site first, and the building was built around them.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Explosives were mixed in kettles on the mezzanine level before being pumped into heating kettles on the main floor, McCracken said.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
McCracken said the initial explosion happened in one of those production kettles.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
That’s why the United Kingdom’s National Grid engineers have to manage surges in energy use during popular broadcast events, when many viewers put their kettles on simultaneously.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Modern conveniences such as Samsung smart TVs, Nespresso machines, Smeg kettles, and minibars stocked with little bottles of limoncello and Malfy gin come standard.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kettles
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Question 1 asked voters to approve $30 million to invest in storm drains, pipes and catch basins to remove water during heavy rainfall.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Despite observations of a trend toward slower-moving storms in the Atlantic and other ocean basins in recent years, the causal connection is not as well established, Kossin said.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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His cowboys keep their saddles in the back of their sedans.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Nashville store is in the heart of Tennessee horse country and will offer equestrian riding gear, saddles and other products, but not western saddles.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Along the way, the train passes through dense forests and narrow river canyons.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Nov. 2025
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The fire reached about 40 acres in a spot where brushy canyons, ridges and thick palm tree groves meet with hilltop communities.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
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One of the original Florida state parks, opened to the public in 1935, the 13,000-acre expanse felt more like Georgia or North Carolina with its high plateaus, steep ravines, waterfalls, and seasonal foliage.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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And at Wallow Hallow Woods, tucked across the ravines and slopes unscathed by fire, beech and maple trees still grow.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Kettles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kettles. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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