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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
Across one horrible, no good, very bad day, McClane crosses paths with shop owner Zeus Carver (Jackson), who's forced to join McClane for a gauntlet of mind-bending riddles and death-defying jaunts across the city.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Those who rush, though, may end up struggling with the game's final gauntlet of challenges, which quickly ramp up the difficulty while re-introducing some classic DK enemies (that we aren't allowed to say more about at the moment).
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Now the Red Sox return home after going 2-4 on the road trip coming out of the All-Star break, a gauntlet that saw the club measure themselves against two of baseball’s best teams.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
Garber did sympathize with the recent gauntlet that Miami has run, playing four Club World Cup games and five MLS matches in the span of 35 days.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Those who rush, though, may end up struggling with the game's final gauntlet of challenges, which quickly ramp up the difficulty while re-introducing some classic DK enemies (that we aren't allowed to say more about at the moment).
—ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Now the Red Sox return home after going 2-4 on the road trip coming out of the All-Star break, a gauntlet that saw the club measure themselves against two of baseball’s best teams.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
Garber did sympathize with the recent gauntlet that Miami has run, playing four Club World Cup games and five MLS matches in the span of 35 days.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
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More: Milwaukee man faces trial in north side crash that killed 69-year-old woman What are the charges against Darius Boldery?—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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After the war, an international tribunal, known as the Tokyo Trial — similar to the Nuremburg trials in Germany — sentenced seven Japanese officials to death for war crimes.—
Anthony Kuhn,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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Those things can include pledging and initiation fees, badge or pin fees and other one-time costs.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In April, Donald, Jr., circulated plans for a rival club, Executive Branch, which would initially cap its membership at two hundred people, and charge an initiation fee of up to half a million dollars.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
11 Aug. 2025
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Contrast that with today’s college move-in days, which involve whole families helping the college student—and so much stuff U-Haul has an entire section of its website devoted to the ordeal… er, experience.—
Catherine Salfino,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the interview, Dunst shared that the medical ordeal took place while Plemons, 37, and their children were staying with her in the Hungarian capital.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the crucible of Iraq, the Quds Force, the expeditionary division of the IRGC that oversees unconventional military and intelligence operations, grew from one of its smallest units into an expansive regional force that would dominate Iran’s foreign policy decision-making.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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These lessons were often more difficult and painful than the initial crucible.—
Ed Brzychcy,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Shark Robot Vacuum and Mop Among the pack, this Shark invention stands out as a cross between a vacuum cleaner and a mop.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Madigan's ghoulish persona appears to be a cross between a Golden Girl and Pennywise the clown, but is actually a witch.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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The bulk carrier sustained damages from the explosion and fire but remained afloat, officials confirmed.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Last year, six people died in lithium-ion battery fires citywide, FDNY officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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