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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
Boston may have a better chance at the division title this year now that Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is out for the entire season, but Saturday seemed to portend the American League East will still be more gauntlet than cake-walk.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
After going 13-0 in the nonconference, the Sooners went 7-13 to close their season through the gauntlet of SEC play and lost to Kentucky in the second round of the conference tournament.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
The Crusaders are no strangers to winning the section’s toughest gauntlet.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Since its launch in 2018, D20 has survived a gauntlet of uncertainty, rocked by layoffs from its corporate owners just before a pandemic sent them all playing virtually in isolation.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
After going 13-0 in the nonconference, the Sooners went 7-13 to close their season through the gauntlet of SEC play and lost to Kentucky in the second round of the conference tournament.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
The Crusaders are no strangers to winning the section’s toughest gauntlet.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
Since its launch in 2018, D20 has survived a gauntlet of uncertainty, rocked by layoffs from its corporate owners just before a pandemic sent them all playing virtually in isolation.
—Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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Sharon is the first member of the coven to die after the first of the five trials; meanwhile, the rest of the coven fends off further danger, faces new challenges, and even adds a new member to their ranks, replacing poor Sharon almost immediately.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The midfielder travelled to the United States for separate trial periods but decided against a move.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And so there was a kind of bonding, initiation process, stepping into all of it.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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The buyers would have the option to get guest privileges at The Mar-a-Lago Club without paying the club’s initiation fee — said to be as much as $1 million — because of an agreement Trump worked out years ago with the town.—
Darrell Hofheinz,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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My little brother, Phil, had just died after a terrible car crash and a six-year ordeal in a coma.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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The incident recalled an ordeal Indenbaum faced in 2022, when his wife of 49 years died unexpectedly, prompting the widower to close her accounts and go through the paperwork, News 12 Long Island previously reported.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Can a person with Parkinson’s be competitive in the rigorous crucible of a ‘Jeopardy!’ game?—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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Guiding The Journey To A Truer North Challenging and unpredictable times act as a crucible for creating new meaning.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Jaz Johnson, a 23-year-old from Brighton, is a pastoral officer (a British cross between a social worker, guidance counselor, and student support staff) at a local secondary school.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Though veterinary professionals struggled to pinpoint his breed mix, the owner's guess has always been a cross between a Labrador and a Patterdale terrier.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The fires were personal for Scott — his fiancée Zooey Deschanel’s childhood home in the Palisades burned.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Neither fire has burned any structures, and no fatalities have been reported, Phillips said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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