variants
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
Not helping that skepticism was the gauntlet Gurnee strategically set up at three major Grand Avenue intersections, from Route 21 west to Hunt Club Road.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
And with that, the Dodgers reached the end of a 10-game gauntlet against their closest pursuers in the National League West, the Padres and San Francisco Giants.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
After the gauntlet of an audition for the first film, Meg and Milo have become household names for their young fans.
—Scott King, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Canada qualified for the 2022 World Cup — the nation’s first appearance in the tournament since 1986 — by winning Concacaf’s qualifying gauntlet via a goal difference tiebreaker, notching meaningful wins over Mexico and the United States on home soil.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
And with that, the Dodgers reached the end of a 10-game gauntlet against their closest pursuers in the National League West, the Padres and San Francisco Giants.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 June 2025
After the gauntlet of an audition for the first film, Meg and Milo have become household names for their young fans.
—Scott King, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Canada qualified for the 2022 World Cup — the nation’s first appearance in the tournament since 1986 — by winning Concacaf’s qualifying gauntlet via a goal difference tiebreaker, notching meaningful wins over Mexico and the United States on home soil.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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At the Canadian trials, McIntosh qualified for the 800 free race in 8:05.07, missing out on Ledecky's world record by only a few seconds.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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But a month later at Canadian trials, McIntosh posted an 8:05.07, the third-fastest 800 in history, to add major intrigue to Saturday’s showdown.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This prayer-promise becomes the basis for Sarah’s spiritual initiation.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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That’s similar to what Life Time, the upscale athletic club that offers child care and programming at two of its New York locations (Dumbo and One Wall in the Financial District), charges, sans initiation fee: $329 for the first member and $100 per child.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
16 July 2025
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Although prosecutors dropped all criminal trespassing charges, students say the ordeal left them traumatized, diminished their work ethic and deteriorated their mental health.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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What began as a lighthearted moment among friends turned into a months-long ordeal for Deborah Cobb of Seattle, when cartwheels on the beach left her unable to see.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Her comic style, forged in the crucible of multilevel-marketing jewelry parties, has been refined by all-female audiences.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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The clergy group said the Black church, born in the crucible of oppression, must never mimic the very spirit of exclusion that once rejected its community.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
13 July 2025
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The first is Ronaldo running into Joao Felix at the back post as both men attempted to tap a low cross from the left into an empty net, in what felt like a friendly but firm introduction to Al Nassr’s scoring pecking order.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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The direction of the placement (a vertical cross versus a diagonal one) doesn’t seem to matter, nor does the size of the bandaids.—
Larissa Runkle,
Parents,
31 July 2025
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Based on employee interviews, investigators also found conflicting accounts of fire preparedness within the plant, which has already experienced some fires.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2025
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At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
26 July 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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