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gauntlet

noun as in ordeal

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Cars wind through a gauntlet of traffic cones and caution tape.

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The SEC has long trumpeted its slate of conference games as the toughest gauntlet in college football.

The mounting pressure of work, remodeling, filming and parenting — while facing the gauntlet of the foster care system and the boys’ increasingly likely departure — was taking a toll, for sure.

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The MLB postseason, which begins on Tuesday, is often described as a “crapshoot”—a zany, monthlong gauntlet where chaos reigns supreme and the best team in the regular season rarely wins.

If the Yankees lose Wednesday, and again fall short of a championship, there will be more questions about why Judge has been unable to overcome the gauntlet of October.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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