variants
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
One by one, people got to walk through the titty gauntlet and just get beat up with boobs and chests.
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Hazlitt, 25 June 2025
The growing litany of disputes has created a daunting legislative gauntlet for Trump’s signature bill.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
Ninja Gaiden Photo: Courtesy of Nintendo The ’80s were the golden age for video-game difficulty, and the NES boasted an oppressive gauntlet of Battletoads, Contra, and the early Mega Man games.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
As the morning trickled on, fans lined up in a gauntlet outside the bar, hopefully keeping watch for golf carts from Las Olas Isles.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Hazlitt, 25 June 2025
The growing litany of disputes has created a daunting legislative gauntlet for Trump’s signature bill.
—Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
Ninja Gaiden Photo: Courtesy of Nintendo The ’80s were the golden age for video-game difficulty, and the NES boasted an oppressive gauntlet of Battletoads, Contra, and the early Mega Man games.
—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025
As the morning trickled on, fans lined up in a gauntlet outside the bar, hopefully keeping watch for golf carts from Las Olas Isles.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
Noun
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Many trials are designed specifically for people at the beginning of their treatment journey.—
Sonali Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Cash Out, born John Gibson, was found guilty on Friday in his Atlanta trial.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
21 July 2025
Noun
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This prayer-promise becomes the basis for Sarah’s spiritual initiation.—
Terry Nguyen
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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That’s similar to what Life Time, the upscale athletic club that offers child care and programming at two of its New York locations (Dumbo and One Wall in the Financial District), charges, sans initiation fee: $329 for the first member and $100 per child.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
16 July 2025
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Taissa Farmiga, who plays Gladys, graciously spoke with The Hollywood Reporter and answered several questions regarding her beloved character’s state of mind throughout this especially harrowing ordeal.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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One reported attendee live-tweeted the entire ordeal and claimed Ye started the show over 45 minutes late.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
14 July 2025
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Her comic style, forged in the crucible of multilevel-marketing jewelry parties, has been refined by all-female audiences.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
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The clergy group said the Black church, born in the crucible of oppression, must never mimic the very spirit of exclusion that once rejected its community.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
13 July 2025
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This Brazilian Portuguese film streaming on Netflix this weekend looks like a charming cross between Father of the Bride and National Lampoon's Vacation.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
17 July 2025
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The fire burned an area about 30 feet by 30 feet, including religious items such as Nativity scene, a cross and a Star of David.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
15 July 2025
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Based on employee interviews, investigators also found conflicting accounts of fire preparedness within the plant, which has already experienced some fires.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
27 July 2025
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Aircraft were ready for an increase in fire activity, especially on the canyon edges, where the fire could spread into grass and sagebrush at lower elevations, according to the management team.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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