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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 Yankees, meanwhile, continue their own gauntlet with series this week against two more playoff teams, the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Like the original, a deep exploration might reveal a powerful tool or a gauntlet of punishing encounters.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
After the Yankees won two of three in Houston to start their gauntlet of 12 straight against current playoff teams, Judge was in the lineup and playing right field.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Like the original, a deep exploration might reveal a powerful tool or a gauntlet of punishing encounters.
—Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
After the Yankees won two of three in Houston to start their gauntlet of 12 straight against current playoff teams, Judge was in the lineup and playing right field.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Even just a few levels into the game, there are challenges where seemingly endless waves of enemies grow progressively stronger and one poor choice can lead to redoing an entire gauntlet of fights.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, Iranian state media reported, after the rights group Amnesty International said the man, Babak Shahbazi, had been sentenced to death in an unfair trial marred by allegations of torture.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scott’s new attorney, Scott Sanders, believes his 69-year-old client would have been acquitted altogether if the evidence had been disclosed as required at the time of trial.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Deep, who was previously president of Gamma Epsilon Delta, appears during an initiation ceremony and speaks to the pledges about the origin and pillars of the fraternity.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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After finding documents related to his father and his initiation as an agent, Nicky travels to find Bourne but accidentally alerts Cyber Ops specialist Heather Lee (Alicia Vikander) and agency chief Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) to the former agent’s location.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to Roach, the entire ordeal took about 10 hours.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 1986, the family’s ordeal captivated the region’s attention and drew dozens of national reporters to the area.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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Forged in the crucible of loss, tension, and a cold New York winter, the trio’s sixth record, Double Infinity, became rangy, loose, and eerily calming.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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The museum stands as a testament to the resilience and genius of a people whose faith was forged in the crucible of injustice.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The cross was linked to a local Christian monastery built between the 7th and 8th centuries.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But when their paths do cross, fireworks usually follow.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even still, at some point, the fire has to be quenched.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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