caldron

noun

cal·​dron

less common spelling of cauldron

1
: a large kettle or boiler
2
: something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation
a cauldron of intense emotions

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Her caldron seemed to boil over, thanks to a tiny light bulb. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 15 Dec. 2024 There, in this seething caldron, elements like carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur interacted to form new, organic compounds. Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Instead, CEOs are struggling to manage a different problem—a boiling caldron of outrage that is roiling their teams, many of whom have been directly or indirectly affected by the conflict. Alan Murray, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023 To say this Iron Bowl rivalry spice is back would insinuate this caldron somehow cooled. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for caldron 

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“Caldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caldron. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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caldron

variant of cauldron

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