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- noun Plural form of
gantlet .
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Examples
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The snaking gantlets of people waiting patiently on various competitors' lines was part of the reason.
Lining Up for Latkes Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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The gantlets have already been thrown, says Jakob of Petromatrix.
Saudi-Iran split fractures OPEC's dominance of oil market 2011
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The gantlets have already been thrown, says Jakob of Petromatrix.
Saudi-Iran split fractures OPEC's dominance of oil market 2011
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The Transportation Security Administration has created more gantlets at American airports than most travelers realize.
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Of course, children don't ordinarily run such gantlets; still, Greenough believes, the results are significant.
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As a result, they're putting applicants through job interviews that resemble the obstacle-filled, sudden-elimination gantlets of reality television.
Testing, Testing 2007
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Faced with the prospects of entering terrifying gantlets, travelers take evasive action — packing a single suit for a five-day business trip, flying out of satellite airports, booking 6 a.m. flights.
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Piece by piece I put my suit on, just like one of King Arthur's gentlemen, and went for the buckets only after the gantlets were on.
Tales of Known Space Niven, Larry 1975
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Now I screwed on my helmet and three-finger gantlets.
Tales of Known Space Niven, Larry 1975
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