caldron

noun

cal·​dron

less common spelling of cauldron

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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There, in this seething caldron, elements like carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur interacted to form new, organic compounds. Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019 Instead, CEOs are struggling to manage a different problem—a boiling caldron of outrage that is roiling their teams, many of whom have been directly or indirectly affected by the conflict. Alan Murray, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023 To say this Iron Bowl rivalry spice is back would insinuate this caldron somehow cooled. Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 1 Aug. 2023 The stadium was dark, and as the torch runner approached the caldron, the spotlight came on — to Muhammad Ali, high above Centennial Olympic Stadium, shaking, but magnificent, still in command of the sporting world. San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2021 See all Example Sentences for caldron 

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“Caldron.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caldron. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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caldron

variant of cauldron

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