variants
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
Here’s what to look for when buying gauntlet gloves for yourself or as a gift for your favorite gardener.
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
The first three tracks proceed like this, with Rubio doing jazz runs through a gauntlet of chipmunk effects while the music hovers in midair as if sourced from a Galaxie 500 record stuck in a locked groove.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Stars are surging The Central Division is an absolute gauntlet.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
The first three tracks proceed like this, with Rubio doing jazz runs through a gauntlet of chipmunk effects while the music hovers in midair as if sourced from a Galaxie 500 record stuck in a locked groove.
—Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Stars are surging The Central Division is an absolute gauntlet.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gauntlet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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Lee may have survived the ordeal if not for the 911 dispatchers who failed her.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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For millions of soccer fans, buying World Cup tickets has been an ordeal.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Recent incidents included a drone attack on the world’s largest ultra-sour gas facility, a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, and damage to a tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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The sheriff's office believes that the same arsonist started a fire on Sunday near the town of Vernon.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The brothers faced a few unsuccessful trials before achieving the final result.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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While Parker was scheduled to face trial for the alleged murder of Thomas, court records show he had previously been found incompetent to stand trial in an earlier case.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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