variants
also gantlets
as in ordeals
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 gauntlets
However, according to Sounwave, Lamar’s chief producer and longtime friend, GNX was in the works long before any gauntlets were thrown.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2025
However, according to Sounwave, Lamar’s chief producer and longtime friend, GNX was in the works long before any gauntlets were thrown.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Is the Hockomock League one of the toughest gauntlets in Massachusetts again?
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2025
However, according to Sounwave, Lamar’s chief producer and longtime friend, GNX was in the works long before any gauntlets were thrown.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Is the Hockomock League one of the toughest gauntlets in Massachusetts again?
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlets
Noun
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The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Both women survived, but are still reeling from ordeals that have drawn national attention — in part, because they were captured on video and shared on social media.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
Noun
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They were doomed to perish in the fires of hell.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Another recent study that looked at five major wildfires in California from the last decade, not including the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires, found that 20% of homes with significant vegetation in Zone Zero survived, compared to 37% of homes that had cleared the vegetation.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Gauntlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlets. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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