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
Sumy had been encircled by the Russian military for two months after the 2022 invasion, and that period was a crucible for the city’s people.
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
With some distance from Saturn’s crucible, there’s the hope of alchemizing our discoveries into a more congruent self.
—Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
From that crucible emerged a unique talent, adept at the pastoral origins of the game.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
With some distance from Saturn’s crucible, there’s the hope of alchemizing our discoveries into a more congruent self.
—Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
From that crucible emerged a unique talent, adept at the pastoral origins of the game.
—Chad Jennings, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
Noun
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The fires were personal for Scott — his fiancée Zooey Deschanel’s childhood home in the Palisades burned.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Thursday’s deadly fire comes just months after another popular ski resort in the region caught fire, killing 79 people in January.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The ordeal unraveled at Moore’s spa grand opening attended by RHOA cast members Porsha Williams, Cynthia Bailey, Drew Sidora, Shamea Morton Mwangi, Eady, Kelli Ferrell, and Angela Oakley, per USA Today.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tavares-Abel plans to use stop motion animation to tell the story of her ancestor’s migration ordeal.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The gauntlet begins with Monday’s road game in Dallas, where the Wild rallied late for a 3-2 overtime win on Dec. 27, in their first trip to the Lone Star State this season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2025
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And Mark has to make it through a physical and emotional gauntlet, first in pitched battle with the superhuman bulk of Drummond, then in a quieter moment with Gemma.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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