as in difficulty
something that is a cause for suffering or special effort especially in the attainment of a goal
working two jobs was a hardship he was willing to endure to get out of debt
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Recent Examples of hardship
The scenes involving Alma and Erika, both of whom grow up in worlds dominated by a solemn patriarchy and plagued by hardship, feel like they were drawn from period horror movies.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Their lives become linked through a young girl who brings both hardship to them but also hope.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 May 2025
In response to complaints that a 100% default withholding rate caused financial hardship for affected beneficiaries, the agency under President Joe Biden changed that default withholding rate to 10% of a beneficiary’s monthly benefit or $10, whichever was greater.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2025
As part of this release, Heaven Hill created the Family Farms First initiative and partnered with Farm Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to helping farmers through hardship and natural disasters.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Their lives become linked through a young girl who brings both hardship to them but also hope.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 May 2025
In response to complaints that a 100% default withholding rate caused financial hardship for affected beneficiaries, the agency under President Joe Biden changed that default withholding rate to 10% of a beneficiary’s monthly benefit or $10, whichever was greater.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 11 May 2025
As part of this release, Heaven Hill created the Family Farms First initiative and partnered with Farm Rescue, a nonprofit dedicated to helping farmers through hardship and natural disasters.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardship
difficulty
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These disruptions and the resulting symptoms like headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, balance issues, sensitivity to light and noise and personality changes can last minutes to days to even weeks and months.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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The difficulty is that anger doesn't get to be carried out by taking out a handgun and shooting at three teenagers.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardship. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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