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
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
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Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
But the war has also been a crucible for new technology fielded for the first time as Moscow dedicates roughly 40 percent of government spending to its armed forces.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Part One was a terrible crucible in which Paul came of age.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
And then the film jumps forward again, showing in a subtly devastating dinner scene set in the mid-2010s how the family, now with grandchildren, has both come through the crucible and been irrevocably changed by it.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
But the war has also been a crucible for new technology fielded for the first time as Moscow dedicates roughly 40 percent of government spending to its armed forces.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Part One was a terrible crucible in which Paul came of age.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
And then the film jumps forward again, showing in a subtly devastating dinner scene set in the mid-2010s how the family, now with grandchildren, has both come through the crucible and been irrevocably changed by it.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
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Examine the training methods of fire fighting crews and share that here, too.Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to dry and windy conditions, the fires are continuing to spread.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Amazingly, Mom stayed conscious and talking the entire time of this ordeal.Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Earlier this month, Main Street Sports officially emerged from bankruptcy, ending a nearly two-year ordeal.Alex Sherman, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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But those lines, and those gauntlets, differ depending who is asked.Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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The Chiefs, though, are in a bit of a difficult position, considering their gauntlet of a schedule coming up with games played on Saturday vs. the Texans and then Wednesday at the Pittsburgh Steelers.Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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