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
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.
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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
And these glass vessels function like crucibles in the painting—that’s to say, what is put into them is transformed, and Manet needed that transformation.
—John Berger, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
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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
And these glass vessels function like crucibles in the painting—that’s to say, what is put into them is transformed, and Manet needed that transformation.
—John Berger, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
The blank page becomes a liminal territory where the very essence of artistic identity undergoes alchemical transformation through the crucible of motherhood.
—Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for crucible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crucible
Noun
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Adam Brody and Leighton Meester stepped out together for a glam date night after losing their homes in the Los Angeles fires last month.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Critics Choice Awards, which was initially scheduled to take place at the beginning of January, was postponed due to the Los Angeles fires.—
Lori A Bashian Fox News,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Spoelstra even admits that the Butler ordeal challenged him.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2025
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The search for a kidney donor proved to be a challenging ordeal, with numerous potential donors either facing health issues or failing to match.—
Julia Fomby,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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San Ramon Valley survived the gauntlet and is 22-3, a perfect 9-0 in league play and is expected to be a lock to play in the North Coast Section’s elite Open Division bracket.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Rewind to September, when Slot threw down the gauntlet to Szobosozlai before the Champions League game away to Milan.—
James Pearce,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Crucible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crucible. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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