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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
The big knock on performance-assistive tech like electric bikes is the idea that users are taking the easy, lazy way out, a shortcut to avoid the unforgiving gauntlet of hard physical work.
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New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Harris is confident Castleberry will take advantage of his slower start to finish strong with a gantlet at the end of the season that includes the section meet, either Brooks Regionals or Nike Nationals and then the Brooks National Championships (formerly Foot Locker) in San Diego.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
The Tigers celebrated their homecoming with a 42-6 win, with a gauntlet of an SEC schedule about to get underway.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
This is not the day to throw down the gauntlet.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Harris is confident Castleberry will take advantage of his slower start to finish strong with a gantlet at the end of the season that includes the section meet, either Brooks Regionals or Nike Nationals and then the Brooks National Championships (formerly Foot Locker) in San Diego.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2025
The Tigers celebrated their homecoming with a 42-6 win, with a gauntlet of an SEC schedule about to get underway.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
This is not the day to throw down the gauntlet.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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For example, the trials had a limited number of participants, of which more than two-thirds were female.—
Simon Spichak,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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The verdict of the Specialized Criminal Court in the city of Banska Bystrica closes a trial that began in July and whose main question was whether Cintula, who admitted shooting Fico, was guilty of terrorism or less serious crimes of murder or attack.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jefferies initiates Klaviyo as buy Jefferies said in its initiation of Klaviyo the marketing automation company has durable growth.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to an extended sidecut that makes for quick, responsive turn initiation, this ski shines when carving up groomers.—
Marina Knight,
Outside,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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None of the hikers were injured as a result of the ordeal, according to the sheriff’s department.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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And though the legal process has been a huge ordeal, Cahall’s nowhere near giving up the good fight.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The academy is a crucible for human formation, a place where minds and hearts are forged in the fire of inquiry, reflection, complexity and nuance.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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And the crucible of what kind of waves this team leaves for its successors.—
Brian Robin,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Javier Mascherano’s side took firm control in the 62nd minute when Messi, hovering deep, fed overlapping fullback Ian Fray down the right, and the Jamaican international’s cross was perfectly headed home by Tadeo Allende.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Once the threat level jumps to Defcon 1, so does the movie, and the cross-cutting between various parties issuing emergency orders and assessing the situation in terse acronym-heavy jargon begins in earnest.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In warm weather, rent a paddleboard from the hotel and glide across Lake Estes, or warm up around the fire pits or in the dry sauna.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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The fire broke out in June 2024 when Stephen Kuehl and his family stayed at a rental cabin in Juneau County.—
Steven Martinez,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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