variants
or less commonly caldron
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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Boiled down in a cauldron using traditional methods, the sulfate-free formula bubbles up into a lovely lather that washes hands without stripping them (the glycerin, as well as coconut, olive, and sweet almond oils, are to thank) and fills the room with its sophisticated, Provençal scents.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The developing cauldron would trap Russian troops with few options beyond surrender or destruction.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
With a swish of a wand and stir of a cauldron, Practical Magic 2 has officially wrapped production, star Nicole Kidman announced today on Instagram.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
The developing cauldron would trap Russian troops with few options beyond surrender or destruction.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
With a swish of a wand and stir of a cauldron, Practical Magic 2 has officially wrapped production, star Nicole Kidman announced today on Instagram.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2025
This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cauldron. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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