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, crucible

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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. Israel Zangwill:

   You, the Spirit of the Settlement ... Not understand that America is God's crucible, the great melting-pot where all the races of Europe are melting and re-forming Here, you stand, good folk, think I, when I see them at Ellis Island, here you stand in your fifty groups, with your fifty languages and histories, and your fifty blood hatreds and rivalries...

2. 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.

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. 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.'.

5. Attorney Daniel King:

   That's the crucible of insanity, not planning.