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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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He was indicted on charges of murder-for-hire and drug distribution and is awaiting trial, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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But Thompson said these four trials paint an incomplete picture.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 19th floor is reserved for the Aman Lounge, a members-only cigar room and jazzy cocktail spot (memberships come at a cool $60,000 initiation fee) that opens for hotel guests only after 5 PM.—
Chris Schaklx,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2025
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The membership has a $25,000 non-refundable, one-time initiation fee for a family membership, with annual dues of $6,000 and no equity, no assessments, and no food and beverage minimums.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 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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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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So goes a single day with Doctor Odyssey, a cross between The Love Boat and ER filtered through the lunatic mind of Ryan Murphy and the nuttiest, most delightful new series in a minute.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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Trip #4 Goblin + Elf cross (2 minutes) with Chest #4 Goblin can’t make a third trip, so Elf + Satyr must return for the final chest (3 minutes) 5 minutes + 22 minutes = 27 minutes — Troll, Dwarf and Goblin, plus 4 chests are on the far side.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 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 11 Apr. 2025.
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