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also gantlet
as in ordeal
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
For truckers, that stretch of New Orleans East had become an asphalt Bermuda Triangle—a treacherous gantlet best avoided.
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The Giants went 5-8 against a brutal four-team gauntlet of the Yankees, Padres, Mets and Phillies, dropping both series against the New York teams but taking two of three from San Diego and Philadelphia.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But a northern climate, stringent building codes, and the gauntlet of public review shouldn’t exclude the immense trove of experienced professionals who have worked in big, dense cities that are more similar to than different from ours.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
The beginning of the 2026 season has so far been a gauntlet for both teams in terms of the level of competition, but even more so with the schedule congestion, having played three games each in eight days.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The Giants went 5-8 against a brutal four-team gauntlet of the Yankees, Padres, Mets and Phillies, dropping both series against the New York teams but taking two of three from San Diego and Philadelphia.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But a northern climate, stringent building codes, and the gauntlet of public review shouldn’t exclude the immense trove of experienced professionals who have worked in big, dense cities that are more similar to than different from ours.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
The beginning of the 2026 season has so far been a gauntlet for both teams in terms of the level of competition, but even more so with the schedule congestion, having played three games each in eight days.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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Arrested during a heat wave The ordeal James went through occurred amid a 100-plus-degree heat wave.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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What should have been a 30-minute, easy-breezy appointment turned into a two-hour ordeal.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the wrong hands, connections like that can lead to cronyism and profiteering — and there were times when Gray’s relationships came under fire.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the plane’s malfunctions is, duh, random sparks from annoying Dan’s charger starting a fire in cargo.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, he would be given a fair trial by a jury of his peers.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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But whether a potential second film would try to acknowledge the abuse allegations against Jackson, including those at the center of a 2005 trial that ended in his acquittal on all counts, is unclear.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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