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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
San Ramon Valley survived the gauntlet and is 22-3, a perfect 9-0 in league play and is expected to be a lock to play in the North Coast Section’s elite Open Division bracket.
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Turning up the heat, O'Neal threw down the gauntlet with a free-throw shooting challenge, poking fun at his career average of 52% from the line, and proposed an unusual wager.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article In a board meeting for the Denver Broncos Foundation during training camp last August, two of the Broncos’ primary owners threw down the philanthropic gauntlet.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Cathy Schulman, a film and television producer and a founding member of Producers United, has been through the credit battle gauntlet and wound up holding the Best Picture Oscar for Crash.
—Cathy Schulman, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
Turning up the heat, O'Neal threw down the gauntlet with a free-throw shooting challenge, poking fun at his career average of 52% from the line, and proposed an unusual wager.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article In a board meeting for the Denver Broncos Foundation during training camp last August, two of the Broncos’ primary owners threw down the philanthropic gauntlet.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Cathy Schulman, a film and television producer and a founding member of Producers United, has been through the credit battle gauntlet and wound up holding the Best Picture Oscar for Crash.
—Cathy Schulman, Deadline, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauntlet
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Smith, in 2013, was committed to Whiting Forensic Hospital for up to 60 years when he was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect following a trial in Bridgeport Superior Court in connection with the killing of 43-year-old Angel Gonzalez.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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The two are headed to trial in New York in March 2026.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Venture Global — Shares of the liquified natural gas provider, which went public late last month, popped 6% on the back of multiple Wall Street initiations.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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The initiation fee was $40,000, plus another $12,000 annually.—
Justine Harman,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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Manchester City also expressed full support for their star forward during the ordeal.—
Oumou Fofana,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Polish Space Agency also addressed the ordeal in a statement, noting that the rocket part’s trajectory would have carried it toward Poland.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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From that crucible emerged a unique talent, adept at the pastoral origins of the game.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Dec. 2024
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On that night, a 30-foot burning cross surrounded by smaller ones lit what was then called City Park.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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For a few seconds, the water cleared enough to see something that resembled a cross between a hairball and a meteor.—
Julian Lucas,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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To get water up to the fire, the trail crew filled five-gallon jugs and lashed them to mules.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Suarez got going with an audacious, dipping 40-yard effort, before his second showed determination to beat his marker and fire Philippe Coutinho’s corner high into the net, with a finish of high technical quality.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Gauntlet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauntlet. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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