stewpot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stewpot
Example Sentences
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On the other side of the state, at the Hanford nuclear reservation, where so much fissionable material was created during World War II, we have a radioactive-waste stewpot agencies struggle to clean up and contain.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2016
Cleaning stuck-on debris is easy: fill it with water and just let it soak: Lagostina Minestrone e Polenta five-quart stewpot, $199.99, homeandcookstore.com.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2016
Katharine Hayhoe, a climate scientist at Texas Tech University, likens what’s happening to a stewpot: Natural climate fluctuations such as El Nino go into it.
From Washington Times • May 29, 2015
That reaction shot of Jesse glancing at Gus' stewpot is significant.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2011
Beyond the gated community at Alexandria, then, Hellenistic Egypt was a stewpot of roiling antagonisms, contained only by an elaborate system of regulations, appeasement, and, if necessary, military force.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
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