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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
Ninja Gaiden Photo: Courtesy of Nintendo The ’80s were the golden age for video-game difficulty, and the NES boasted an oppressive gauntlet of Battletoads, Contra, and the early Mega Man games.
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Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
As the morning trickled on, fans lined up in a gauntlet outside the bar, hopefully keeping watch for golf carts from Las Olas Isles.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threw down a gauntlet June 11, telling members of Congress that the federal government's deployment of National Guard troops could expand beyond Los Angeles and California.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Musashi questions his Oni gauntlet, but the gauntlet refuses to comply, much to Musashi's annoyance.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
As the morning trickled on, fans lined up in a gauntlet outside the bar, hopefully keeping watch for golf carts from Las Olas Isles.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth threw down a gauntlet June 11, telling members of Congress that the federal government's deployment of National Guard troops could expand beyond Los Angeles and California.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Musashi questions his Oni gauntlet, but the gauntlet refuses to comply, much to Musashi's annoyance.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
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Raleigh testified Tuesday, July 8, in the trial of 47-year-old Troy Morrow, who is charged with menacing − a low-level misdemeanor.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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The conversation turned to not just the trial, but the widespread reaction.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
9 July 2025
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However, the smoke caused secondary lightning and created other potential fire initiation sites (1700, see Figure 4, LEFT).—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Her project focused on statewide initiation of the Heart Health Club.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 June 2025
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The ordeal happened at Carver’s Gap, near the North Carolina-Tennessee border and a roughly 65-mile drive northeast from Asheville.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2025
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The ordeal raised questions about the efficacy of the Omnilert system.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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When that happens, a building’s value as a spiritual crucible gets converted into monetary value.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
27 June 2025
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But public mandates aren’t summoned by spreadsheets, they are forged in the crucible of culture.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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When Silva could only half-clear Neto’s cross, Joao Pedro took one touch to control the ball, another to get it out from under his feet and then curled it perfectly beyond the reach of goalkeeper Fabio.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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The giant moa — a husky, wingless bird that could stand almost 12 feet tall — once booked it across New Zealand’s landscapes on legs that looked like a cross between an overgrown chicken and a Tyrannosaurus Rex.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The suspect was found to be in possession of a Flint starter that Norris said Monday was believed to be used to ignite the fire.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Roley, who was found dead near the scene after appearing to have shot himself, is suspected of lighting the brush with a flint fire starter before ambushing the firefighting crew in a mountainous area of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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