Thesaurus results for GAUNTLETS

gauntlets

noun

variants also gantlets

plural of gauntlet

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 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

The medical ordeals are traumatic and disgusting, but fascinating and full of the quirks of modern life.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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