Gauntlet
Gauntlet noun - A test of faith, patience, or strength.
Usage example: before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees
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- trouble and gauntlet
- trouble and privation
- trial and gauntlet
- trial and privation
- difficulty and gauntlet
- difficulty and privation
- misfortune and gauntlet
- misfortune and privation
- adversity and gauntlet
- adversity and privation
- affliction and gauntlet
- affliction and privation
- grief and gauntlet
- grief and privation
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Privation and Gauntlet. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gauntlet/privation
Gauntlet & Privation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gauntlet/privation>.
Privation or Gauntlet. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gauntlet/privation.
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