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
And the Celtics could see a gauntlet of All-Star-level bigs in the coming weeks.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
For truckers, that stretch of New Orleans East had become an asphalt Bermuda Triangle—a treacherous gantlet best avoided.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The Giants went 5-8 against a brutal four-team gauntlet of the Yankees, Padres, Mets and Phillies, dropping both series against the New York teams but taking two of three from San Diego and Philadelphia.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But a northern climate, stringent building codes, and the gauntlet of public review shouldn’t exclude the immense trove of experienced professionals who have worked in big, dense cities that are more similar to than different from ours.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
For truckers, that stretch of New Orleans East had become an asphalt Bermuda Triangle—a treacherous gantlet best avoided.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The Giants went 5-8 against a brutal four-team gauntlet of the Yankees, Padres, Mets and Phillies, dropping both series against the New York teams but taking two of three from San Diego and Philadelphia.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
But a northern climate, stringent building codes, and the gauntlet of public review shouldn’t exclude the immense trove of experienced professionals who have worked in big, dense cities that are more similar to than different from ours.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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Krakauer survived a deadly ordeal on Everest—a high price to pay for a remarkable book.—
Dan Zak,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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The ordeal, which exposed fierce acrimony between House and Senate Republicans, left thousands of workers without pay, upended air travel and jeopardized Americans' safety.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Noun
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In the wrong hands, connections like that can lead to cronyism and profiteering — and there were times when Gray’s relationships came under fire.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The cause of the plane’s malfunctions is, duh, random sparks from annoying Dan’s charger starting a fire in cargo.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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Rickman's trial for the murder of Gloria Choi began in November 2023 before a jury of nine men and three women.—
Paul LaRosa,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Every one of those cases, there's an indictment and then eventually there is a trial or some sort of disposition.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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