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
Can a person with Parkinson’s be competitive in the rigorous crucible of a ‘Jeopardy!’ game?
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Guiding The Journey To A Truer North Challenging and unpredictable times act as a crucible for creating new meaning.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The struggles Bruce describes, many reflecting his own life, serve as crucibles for new beginnings.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Storm places the birth and initial spread of nationalism in the crucible of the Atlantic revolutions of the eighteenth century.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Guiding The Journey To A Truer North Challenging and unpredictable times act as a crucible for creating new meaning.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The struggles Bruce describes, many reflecting his own life, serve as crucibles for new beginnings.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Storm places the birth and initial spread of nationalism in the crucible of the Atlantic revolutions of the eighteenth century.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
Noun
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In the game, as well as in real life, striking flint on steel can start a fire.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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Boston may have a better chance at the division title this year now that Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is out for the entire season, but Saturday seemed to portend the American League East will still be more gauntlet than cake-walk.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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