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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
Over the years, members have described the process as a gauntlet that can be lengthy and challenging to get through.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
So surviving such a gauntlet to emerge at the head of the class means more than being the best in a significantly smaller pool.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
Adams had carefully shepherded it through an often-recalcitrant City Council and through the gauntlet of demands coming from both the real estate lobby and pro-housing advocates.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
So surviving such a gauntlet to emerge at the head of the class means more than being the best in a significantly smaller pool.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Las Vegas has compressed a short stretch of the Strip into a luxury gauntlet that’ll wreck your step count and your credit limit in the same afternoon.
—Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Jan. 2026
Adams had carefully shepherded it through an often-recalcitrant City Council and through the gauntlet of demands coming from both the real estate lobby and pro-housing advocates.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Citizens Medal and published a memoir about the ordeal.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Measures to promote diversity and inclusion have come under fire in the past year.—
Sarah Bahari,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Crews were at the home within five minutes and encountered fire venting from multiple windows and extending toward the second floor, fire officials said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The disgraced financier died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial in 2019.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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