cauldron

as in kettle
a large open container that is usually used for cooking They filled the cauldron with what seemed like an endless amount of clams.

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Recent Examples of cauldron Two crones in Budapest are lording over a cauldron of goulash right now discussing the game. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025 Lakes in hot water, climate change creating a cauldron of issues One Earth. Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2025 But this steaming cauldron of penicillin has its own unique twist that the name gives away up front, eggs and lemon, the former of which imparts a silky, creamy texture, the latter a wonderful burst of tartness. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025 One grave contained fragments of gilded oval brooches, part of a metal cauldron and a book clasp that had been repurposed as jewelry. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cauldron
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Noun
  • Few kettles can hold temperatures with that wide a range.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appétit, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The electric kettle boiled water, the television worked, and a game console could be used, all without a gas-guzzling generator.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Once carved and plated, each slice is draped on one end in a yellow veil of béarnaise from a copper pot, and on the other end in wine-dark bordelaise.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Nonstick Cookware Cleaning messy cookware, including nonstick pots and pans, can be challenging.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • McCollum lives and dies with every bucket, every rebound, every bounce of the ball.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
  • With their All-Star captain sidelined due to a right ankle sprain, buckets have come fewer and further between.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cauldron. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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