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also gantlet
as in trial
a test of faith, patience, or strength
before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees
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Recent Examples of gauntlet
Garber did sympathize with the recent gauntlet that Miami has run, playing four Club World Cup games and five MLS matches in the span of 35 days.
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Linkin Park has been through the rock 'n' roll gauntlet, but the musical warriors are forging ahead.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Now FanDuel has picked up the gauntlet to manage the impact.
—Contessa Brewer,jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Not helping that skepticism was the gauntlet Gurnee strategically set up at three major Grand Avenue intersections, from Route 21 west to Hunt Club Road.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
Linkin Park has been through the rock 'n' roll gauntlet, but the musical warriors are forging ahead.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Now FanDuel has picked up the gauntlet to manage the impact.
—Contessa Brewer,jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 June 2025
Not helping that skepticism was the gauntlet Gurnee strategically set up at three major Grand Avenue intersections, from Route 21 west to Hunt Club Road.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
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After the war, an international tribunal, known as the Tokyo Trial — similar to the Nuremburg trials in Germany — sentenced seven Japanese officials to death for war crimes.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Salvation Army trial focused on bring-bank collection, while the Dunelm x Salvation Army trial was on postal take-back collection.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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This prayer-promise becomes the basis for Sarah’s spiritual initiation.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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That’s similar to what Life Time, the upscale athletic club that offers child care and programming at two of its New York locations (Dumbo and One Wall in the Financial District), charges, sans initiation fee: $329 for the first member and $100 per child.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
16 July 2025
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What seemed to be several employees were recorded anxiously monitoring the ordeal.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Barnea worried that some of Israel’s best soldiers and spies would be killed or taken hostage, a nightmare for Israelis already deeply pained by the ordeal of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since the attack of Oct. 7, 2023.—
Yossi Melman,
ProPublica,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is where true leadership begins, not in the echo chamber, but in the crucible of disagreement.—
Cicely Simpson,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Her comic style, forged in the crucible of multilevel-marketing jewelry parties, has been refined by all-female audiences.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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Shark Robot Vacuum and Mop Among the pack, this Shark invention stands out as a cross between a vacuum cleaner and a mop.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Madigan's ghoulish persona appears to be a cross between a Golden Girl and Pennywise the clown, but is actually a witch.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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The fire was under investigation, the Bureau of Land Management said.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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However, about 3 a.m. and about 30 minutes after fire crews initially cleared the scene, firefighters were called back because the fire rekindled.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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