Synonyms for crucible
ˈkru sə bəlcru·cible

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1. crucible, melting potnoun

   a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

   Synonyms:
   melting pot

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1. • Vessel

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1. salem witch trials

   a crucible is a severe situation or trial, just like the witch trials

   arthur miller's, "the crucible" is a story about the salem witch trials

   Submitted by rinat on September 9, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "crucible":

   hearth

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1. Andra Gillespie:

   This generation of politicians have been socialized through the crucible of Black Lives Matter and the [Donald] Trump era and political polarization, so it’s not surprising that they are usually going to be confrontational.

2. Bruce Klingner:

   The US-South Korean alliance was forged in blood during the crucible of the Korean War, north Korea enduring motto is katchi kapshida --' we go together' -- not' we go together, if we are paid enough.'.

3. Blessing Abeng:

   The truth is that we were supposed to be having a' conversation', the context of our conversation was personal and warm, i had made the decision to speak from the heart, and it would be dishonest to pretend that I had not reacted personally to so many issues around Ms. Hillary Clinton, whose life has become a kind of crucible of all the questions that affect women.

4. Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.:

   Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity.

5. Attorney Daniel King:

   That's the crucible of insanity, not planning.