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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
Saturday and Sunday mark the end of a year-long gauntlet across qualifying, regional and round-robin brackets.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Shockingly, this rival swordsman had a similar gauntlet to Musashi.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The demo wrapped with a boss fight against a new rival, the gauntlet-wielding Sasaki Ganryu, who greatly reminds me of the wild Goro Majima from the Yakuza games.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Oil majors are betting big on liquified natural gas (LNG), throwing down the gauntlet to predictions of peak gas by the end of the decade.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Shockingly, this rival swordsman had a similar gauntlet to Musashi.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The demo wrapped with a boss fight against a new rival, the gauntlet-wielding Sasaki Ganryu, who greatly reminds me of the wild Goro Majima from the Yakuza games.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Oil majors are betting big on liquified natural gas (LNG), throwing down the gauntlet to predictions of peak gas by the end of the decade.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As part of his conviction in a four-day trial in Kenton County Circuit Court, Simpson received a first-degree persistent felony offender enhancement.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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What is the club initiation cost?—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Stanley initiates Ralliant at overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of Ralliant that shares of the precision technology company are compelling.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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See the full list of competitors and their partners, then press PLAY on the video above to watch Julianne Hough take a deep dive into her medical ordeal.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Just over 1,500 children have been rescued from Russia, with almost half of those facilitated by Save Ukraine, a charity dedicated to the return of Russian children who helped Katya get back to Ukrainian territory after her weekslong ordeal in the military camp.—
Guy Davies,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Forged in the crucible of loss, tension, and a cold New York winter, the trio’s sixth record, Double Infinity, became rangy, loose, and eerily calming.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
4 Sep. 2025
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The museum stands as a testament to the resilience and genius of a people whose faith was forged in the crucible of injustice.—
Brad Braxton,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Salazar’s anonymity dissolved during Tuesday’s cross-up controversy with Framber Valdez.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers for the latter say yes, according to a cross complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court that names a new defendant familiar to those following Lively’s legal battle against Justin Baldoni‘s crisis publicist Melissa Nathan.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Authorities believe the fire originated from lightning.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Haggard said fire rescue treated Kehl, who had been acting erratically.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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