as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the many hurdles he had to overcome on the road to success
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Recent Examples of hurdle
Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The real hurdle to enterprise AI Most companies are getting AI wrong, spending 93 cents of every dollar on technology while neglecting the human side, according to executives who spoke at Fortune Brainstorm Tech.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 June 2026
David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The best highlight from almost any Notre Dame game was of Love, spinning or hurdling his way through defenders.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Noun
There are technological challenges and manufacturing hurdles, and launch prices still need to fall dramatically.
—Morgan Brennan,harriet Taylor, CNBC, 12 June 2026
The real hurdle to enterprise AI Most companies are getting AI wrong, spending 93 cents of every dollar on technology while neglecting the human side, according to executives who spoke at Fortune Brainstorm Tech.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 June 2026
Verb
These events, almost always streamed or televised, were suddenly hurdling toward obsolescence — one of many casualties inflicted by the transfer portal and NIL.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Mar. 2026
The best highlight from almost any Notre Dame game was of Love, spinning or hurdling his way through defenders.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdle
Noun
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Autonomy in this case involves being able to reach destinations by using camera images to navigate around obstacles such as craters and pits without the involvement of mission control.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 June 2026
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Despite the obstacles, anticipation has been building across the capital.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Dial it over to Sport mode, and the VLE is properly perky, leaping forward with just a modest flex of your right ankle.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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Early also stars as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The Bulldogs fell behind 3-0 in the first and could not overcome the early deficit thanks to the efforts of OU starting pitcher Xander Mercurius’ 7 1/3 quality innings pitched.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Chasing atomic limits To overcome that challenge, the KAIST team relied on first-principles calculations, a computational approach that predicts material behavior using the laws of physics rather than experimental data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Darren Aronofsky has now crossed the AI barrier as well, using it to make a series of web videos about the Revolutionary War.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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Video posted to social media showed the plane on its side and smashed into a highway barrier as the tail was ripped from the fuselage.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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In other social media videos, Fischer can be seen base jumping enthusiastically from sheer cliffs with only a parachute to break his fall.—
Matthew Kelly
Updated June 15,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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His challenge will be to jump Samuel on the depth chart to become the first corner off the bench if Porter or Dean are injured.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The New York Knicks, led by star point guard Jalen Brunson, look to extend their lead to 3-0 against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night and effectively put the championship series to bed (In the history of the NBA Finals, no team has ever surmounted a 3-0 comeback).—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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The results demonstrate a major communication issue that state Medicaid agencies will need to surmount in an accelerated timeframe.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Verb
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When the final buzzer sounded in Game 5, the 7-foot-4 French phenom skipped the traditional handshake line and headed straight for the locker room.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Scent skips much of that filtering, which is why a familiar smell can hit before conscious thought catches up.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Gil was just a spectator on the play, with no chance to best the save.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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“Hurdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdle. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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