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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
Hank Walker and Tank Ledger outlasted four other teams in a tag-team gauntlet to become the No. 1 contenders for the tag titles.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
More Pro Wrestling: 5 Wrestling Legends Who Rarely Lost
However, looking at the card, there is a plethora of singles matches and only a single tag team match where Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez will defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against whoever wins a gauntlet match.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Gather Your Tools Heavy-duty leather gloves or rose gauntlets, sharp bypass pruners, a pair of loppers, a rake, and a bucket or wheelbarrow for debris will make speedy work of pruning Knock Out roses.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
Every week is a fresh start with a new gauntlet and a new Snake.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
More Pro Wrestling: 5 Wrestling Legends Who Rarely Lost
However, looking at the card, there is a plethora of singles matches and only a single tag team match where Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez will defend the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship against whoever wins a gauntlet match.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Gather Your Tools Heavy-duty leather gloves or rose gauntlets, sharp bypass pruners, a pair of loppers, a rake, and a bucket or wheelbarrow for debris will make speedy work of pruning Knock Out roses.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
Every week is a fresh start with a new gauntlet and a new Snake.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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The texts were read in court for the first trial on May 24, 2024, by Higgins himself.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
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The trials in the months ahead Karen Read, who prosecutors say drunkenly hit her boyfriend with her car in Canton, Massachusetts, in January 2022, started off the season of trials on April 1.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Calumet — The special product producer jumped 2.2% following Bank of America’s initiation at a buy rating.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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That trend continued in later years, as revenue from initiation fees surged, boosting operating income from about $2 million in 2014 to $22 million in 2022.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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For them, switching production to other countries such as India is an impossible ordeal.—
Shuli Ren,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
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Those caught in tunnels faced a darker, more claustrophobic ordeal.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Noun
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The pandemic acted as a crucible, exposing what had long been overlooked: the fragility of global supply networks optimized for cost rather than continuity.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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And within this crucible, all this nonsense happens.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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While embarking on mission to avenge Joel Miller (Pedro Pascal), the duo cross paths with a dangerous militant faction known as the Washington Liberation Front (W.L.F.) led by Isaac (Jeffrey Wright).—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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First discovered: 4 hours ago, 1:30 p.m. May 4 Initial location: Carroll Rd cross of Eschinger Rd south of Elk Grove, Sacramento County, Calif. Fire unit: Consumnes Fire Department Fire type: Wildfire Fire name: Carroll Fire A new wildfire was reported today at 1:30 p.m. in Sacramento County.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 May 2025
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Centerville Volunteer Fire Department and Leona Volunteer Fire Department arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire while also recovering the victims from the blaze.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Encinitas will pay for two more sheriff’s deputies to do traffic enforcement and increase its fire prevention efforts in the coming fiscal year.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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