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
These lessons were often more difficult and painful than the initial crucible.
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Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Benjamin Huntsman invented a smelting process using 3-foot tall ceramic vessels, called crucibles, in 18th-century Sheffield.
—Peter Mullner, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
But having amped up the craziness and the stakes, Storer now appears to be more interested in exploring why so many people believe that an ever-roiling crucible is necessary to achieve greatness.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Rithy has made several films about the Cambodian victims of the Khmer Rouge era, but here the focus seems to be on the crucible of disillusionment through which everyone must pass when the world ceases to cohere with our vision of it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Ed Brzychcy, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Benjamin Huntsman invented a smelting process using 3-foot tall ceramic vessels, called crucibles, in 18th-century Sheffield.
—Peter Mullner, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
But having amped up the craziness and the stakes, Storer now appears to be more interested in exploring why so many people believe that an ever-roiling crucible is necessary to achieve greatness.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Rithy has made several films about the Cambodian victims of the Khmer Rouge era, but here the focus seems to be on the crucible of disillusionment through which everyone must pass when the world ceases to cohere with our vision of it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
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The pipe organ no longer fills the space above the curved marble staircase, and an electrical fire in February 2006 damaged the third-floor ballroom.—
Kristen Jordan Shamus,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Ron Richmond, executive director of the Indiana chapter of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said his union represents drivers and maintenance staff at the Department of Public Works, civilian employees at the fire and police departments, library workers and more.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 Aug. 2025
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Contrast that with today’s college move-in days, which involve whole families helping the college student—and so much stuff U-Haul has an entire section of its website devoted to the ordeal… er, experience.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the interview, Dunst shared that the medical ordeal took place while Plemons, 37, and their children were staying with her in the Hungarian capital.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Along the way, Beijing has reiterated its plans to land its cosmonauts on the Moon before 2030 for scientific exploration — squarely throwing the gauntlet Stateside, where NASA’s Artemis program also scheduled a mission to return U.S. astronauts on lunar ground around 2027.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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Players will know when to activate the ability when the gauntlet flashes blue.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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