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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
Some veteran players hold faster to the hierarchy and make prospects and younger players run the gauntlet, but Mayer said that hasn’t been the case in the Red Sox clubhouse.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Sadly, that’s a moral gauntlet that writers of the sequel (promised by a major celebrity in this film’s coda) will have to pick up.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Freedman even threw down the legal gauntlet on Lively’s blockbuster billionaire spouse, who has had cameos in almost all the flings form all sides so far.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
To punch a ticket to a state championship, Boswell had to make it through a treacherous gauntlet of playoff opponents.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
Sadly, that’s a moral gauntlet that writers of the sequel (promised by a major celebrity in this film’s coda) will have to pick up.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Freedman even threw down the legal gauntlet on Lively’s blockbuster billionaire spouse, who has had cameos in almost all the flings form all sides so far.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
To punch a ticket to a state championship, Boswell had to make it through a treacherous gauntlet of playoff opponents.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 3 Apr. 2025.
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