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
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.
—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
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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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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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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That includes everything from car fires to wildfires sparked along the mountain corridor.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Gauntlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlets. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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