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cauldron

[kawl-druhn] / ˈkɔl drən /
NOUN
caldron
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NOUN
crucible
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NOUN
kettle
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I understand why the many chefs who mucked up the “Crystal Lake” cauldron, starting with Bryan Fuller, were compelled to fill in the blanks of Pamela’s origin story.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

The legendary decathlete who climbed 99 steps to light the cauldron at the Coliseum in 1984 just begged Wasserman not to repeat the punishing path.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

A recent study estimated that one in two homes is "inadequately equipped" to cope with high temperatures, turning into a "thermal cauldron" during increasingly frequent heatwaves that scientists say are linked to human-induced climate change.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

All the Rage will be "like a cauldron of creativity, because I think we've had enough", the writer said.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

“It’s hard to say. It doesn’t matter; they’ve got the cauldron and you might as well let it rest there.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander

In Fiorito, neighbors come and go to "Diego's house," as they call it, lugging containers which volunteers fill with chicken stew or other meals cooked in giant cauldrons in the yard.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

To unite the Italian host cities, the Olympic flame was passed out of the stadium as Bocelli belted and the torch simultaneously reached two cauldrons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

Shiffrin’s quadrennial struggles—and the What’s up with Mikaela? media cauldrons they’ve inspired—have confounded her as much as anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026

They also found three ceremonial spears and two ornate cauldrons or vessels, one that was decorated in both Mediterranean and Iron Age styles and probably used as a wine mixing bowl.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025

He imagines himself as a tall white- coated engineer striding into a laboratory: cauldrons steam, machinery rumbles, complex charts paper the walls.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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