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as in hardships
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
the many difficulties that he encountered on the road from poor orphan to head of a major corporation
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as in complications
something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
there was a minor difficulty when we realized that the store had already closed
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as in objections
a feeling or declaration of disapproval or dissent
the only difficulty I have with the dress is its color—does it come in anything besides purple?
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as in controversies
variance of opinion on a matter
the theologian's ongoing difficulties with the Vatican
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Recent Examples of difficulties
But that decline can be understood as a pragmatic understanding of the difficulties of repelling an invading force.
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Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Amid the difficulties, some retailers managed to expand.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
The results revealed how the children positioned as blunt truth-tellers were judged the most negatively compared to the liars and subtle truth tellers and highlights the difficulties these young children face.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
But this solution has its own difficulties.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Crews face vision difficulties in extreme lunar light The lunar south pole offers essential advantages for long-term missions, including optimal line-of-sight communication with Earth and consistent solar exposure.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2024
The Bills have had difficulties stopping teams through the air in recent games, and even with Douglas’ potential return, Rodgers, Adams, Wilson and the Jets should be pressed enough by the Bills offense to put up some points of their own.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Legacy systems also use incompatible data formats, which create difficulties for AI algorithms to operate on existing information.
—Erum Manzoor, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The playful, awkward negotiations between Samuel and Romy at the beginning of their tryst shrewdly communicate the difficulties of turning a flush of desire into action.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Amid the difficulties, some retailers managed to expand.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
The results revealed how the children positioned as blunt truth-tellers were judged the most negatively compared to the liars and subtle truth tellers and highlights the difficulties these young children face.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
But this solution has its own difficulties.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
Crews face vision difficulties in extreme lunar light The lunar south pole offers essential advantages for long-term missions, including optimal line-of-sight communication with Earth and consistent solar exposure.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2024
The Bills have had difficulties stopping teams through the air in recent games, and even with Douglas’ potential return, Rodgers, Adams, Wilson and the Jets should be pressed enough by the Bills offense to put up some points of their own.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Legacy systems also use incompatible data formats, which create difficulties for AI algorithms to operate on existing information.
—Erum Manzoor, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The playful, awkward negotiations between Samuel and Romy at the beginning of their tryst shrewdly communicate the difficulties of turning a flush of desire into action.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for difficulties
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The Biden administration was in the final stages of implementing rules to allow the Secretary of Education discharge loans for long-term borrowers and those facing a variety of financial hardships.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2025
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Economic hardships have been tied to an increase in shoplifting.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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Or, like Swarovski is doing by segmenting its collection into identifiable tiers, which the brand calls its ‘complications,’ targeting different product-price profiles.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Her cause of death was complications of acute liver failure, per the obituary.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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But despite Evans’ objections, the move of electronic monitoring away from Dart and to the courts is a change with otherwise strong support, including by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tangent Musk spread multiple falsehoods about the spending bill in voicing his objections to the deal.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Chiles won team gold at the Paris Olympics but became embroiled in one of the biggest controversies of the Games when she was instructed to give up her individual floor exercise bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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This year’s ceremony is the second under new leadership after the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was dissolved following controversies including allegations the HFPA had no Black members, ran smear campaigns and engaged in questionable financial practices.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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As each year passes, the complexities of cybersecurity and the more sophisticated threats grow.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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This analysis of an innovative AI breakthrough is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That's just the basic threshold, but there are many exceptions.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Review your policy to find out about more exceptions or exclusions.—
Ana Staples,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The statement named four representatives who were investigated after complaints, along with several who were not named.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Dec. 2024
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Customer service The Better Business Bureau gave Select Home Warranty a B-, citing a high volume of complaints.—
Ana Staples,
CNBC,
30 Dec. 2024
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Economic progress is the happy end result of disagreements expressed.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Despite disagreements with Martin over the party platform, Engelhart said Martin is the best candidate in the running.—
Dana Ferguson,
NPR,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Difficulties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/difficulties. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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