as in fire
a test of faith, patience, or strength
soldiers who had withstood the crucible of war
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Recent Examples of crucible
Sumy had been encircled by the Russian military for two months after the 2022 invasion, and that period was a crucible for the city’s people.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
With some distance from Saturn’s crucible, there’s the hope of alchemizing our discoveries into a more congruent self.
—Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
From that crucible emerged a unique talent, adept at the pastoral origins of the game.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
With some distance from Saturn’s crucible, there’s the hope of alchemizing our discoveries into a more congruent self.
—Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
From that crucible emerged a unique talent, adept at the pastoral origins of the game.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
Noun
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The fires were personal for Scott — his fiancée Zooey Deschanel’s childhood home in the Palisades burned.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The incident recalled an ordeal Indenbaum faced in 2022, when his wife of 49 years died unexpectedly, prompting the widower to close her accounts and go through the paperwork, News 12 Long Island previously reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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My little brother, Phil, had just died after a terrible car crash and a six-year ordeal in a coma.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Getting to the playoffs will be a gauntlet for the Heat.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2025
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With Durant out for a number of games and their schedule being a gauntlet, the Suns would need a miracle to capture the last spot in the play-in.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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