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
Every detail feels intentional, from the intricate French lace to the removable lace gauntlets and dramatic overskirt.
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Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Post-punk bands face few gauntlets as arduous as the slow song, and Landowner challenge themselves to traverse three of them.
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Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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.
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Preezy Brown,
Rolling Stone,
15 Dec. 2025
Is the Hockomock League one of the toughest gauntlets in Massachusetts again?
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Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Post-punk bands face few gauntlets as arduous as the slow song, and Landowner challenge themselves to traverse three of them.
—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Those odds proved to be correct, as One Battle and Sinners added the final jewels to their respective gauntlets en route to this Sunday’s Academy Awards.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
However, according to Sounwave, Lamar’s chief producer and longtime friend, GNX was in the works long before any gauntlets were thrown.
—
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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Meanwhile, Phillips said, victims are left to live with the impacts of the perpetrators’ actions — with the survivors in this case forced to continue to relive their ordeals as the case continues on to the Court of Appeal.
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And for that matter, how could adults accurately account for such ordeals?
Noun
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Over the last two weeks, fires have popped up in an open space area in the eastern part of the Denver metro area very close to homes.
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The man was linked to three fires and arrested on suspicion of arson, according to the sheriff’s office.
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“Gauntlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlets. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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