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 quartz mined from this area is used as a crucible to melt polysilicon, which is then used to produce silicon wafers — the base of a semiconductor.
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
And yet so many of us fail to deliver on these warmth-driving behaviors in the crucible of the interview room.
—Jeremy Schifeling, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
But the real crucible for the mayor is only just beginning to take shape, with her political prospects inextricably tied to the almost unfathomably knotty recovery ahead.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Looking Beyond Management for Gen Z For Gen Z, the workplace of 2025 is a crucible of opportunity and challenge - with more of the latter inhibiting the former.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Emma Roth, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2024
And yet so many of us fail to deliver on these warmth-driving behaviors in the crucible of the interview room.
—Jeremy Schifeling, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
But the real crucible for the mayor is only just beginning to take shape, with her political prospects inextricably tied to the almost unfathomably knotty recovery ahead.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Looking Beyond Management for Gen Z For Gen Z, the workplace of 2025 is a crucible of opportunity and challenge - with more of the latter inhibiting the former.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
Noun
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To get water up to the fire, the trail crew filled five-gallon jugs and lashed them to mules.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Driving costs even higher is the displacement from the fires.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As DeJonge’s family awaits word about their loved one, Alysia offers one major takeaway from the ordeal.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The ordeal started when a homeowner called 911 to report a mountain lion in their backyard shortly before 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, the Los Angeles Times reported.—
Brooke Baitinger,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Feb. 2025
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To punch a ticket to a state championship, Boswell had to make it through a treacherous gauntlet of playoff opponents.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Feb. 2025
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Donald Trump’s new administration is already stress-testing big blue cities and states, with much more to come, months ahead of a relative handful of voters deciding who’s going to lead NYC through this gauntlet.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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