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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Two crones in Budapest are lording over a cauldron of goulash right now discussing the game.
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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
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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
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“Cauldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cauldron. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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