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
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: In the three separate cases — for which the administration filed three different petitions to the high court — judges issued nationwide injunctions blocking the order, which faces significant constitutional hurdles.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Frank Langfitt, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Allen hurdling a Cardinals defender into the end zone in Week 1, which seems like a decade ago at this point, also got some love.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Without Democratic support, the bill faces significant hurdles ahead of the Saturday shutdown deadline.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
The big picture: In the three separate cases — for which the administration filed three different petitions to the high court — judges issued nationwide injunctions blocking the order, which faces significant constitutional hurdles.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
Father and son watched in the stands as Saquon Barkley, the Eagles star running back, pirouetted in midair and hurdled backward over a defender for a 14-yard gain.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Allen hurdling a Cardinals defender into the end zone in Week 1, which seems like a decade ago at this point, also got some love.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdle
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Take Calculated Risks; Start Lean Entrepreneurs should welcome uncertainty as a catalyst, not an obstacle.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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In Region 4 in Spokane, the biggest obstacle facing the No. 2 seed Huskies is No. 1 seed USC — which defeated UConn in Hartford in December.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Running around in circles Problems with denials are just the latest in an endless series of hoops that the SIV program forces Afghan applicants and American supervisors to leap through.—
Beth Bailey,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Waterman smashed the ball past U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner to seal the contest, then immediately leaped over the advertising boarding behind the goal and ran straight toward Henry, who sat alongside fellow broadcasters Kate Scott, Clint Dempsey and Maurice Edu.—
Martin Rogers,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The plethora of pixels can’t overcome a noise-prone sensor, though, and its picture tends to be soft.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Mar. 2025
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Professionals can take control of their careers by overcoming these challenges and embracing an entrepreneurial mindset.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, less than 5% of Brazil’s Black population speaks English — meaning Black founders are typically up against a significant barrier to international opportunities.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Trump and his administration have been working to break down the legal barriers preventing presidents from removing independent agency officials at will.—
Kaelan Deese,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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When the biggest name in the sport jumps teams, a tsunami hits.—
Olivia Hicks,
NPR,
15 Mar. 2025
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The new iPad's best spec upgrades are measured in gigabytes—the base model jumps from 64GB to 128GB of storage, and RAM increases from 4GB to 6GB.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Postal workers are renowned for surmounting odds, but one in North Carolina apparently drew the line at reaching past a snake to deliver the mail.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Without that essential training to help surmount powerful systemic barriers, the kit would have been useless—and in that sense, the job is still woefully unfinished.—
Sheila McClear,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Lawyers are telling immigrants to prepare Lawyers cannot advise clients to simply skip the meetings, which would lead to deportation orders.—
Sophia Tareen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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These two slightly controversial projects in Arden Arcade and in the Rio Linda area received a supermajority of approval votes from residents, but less than the 75% majority that allows such projects to skip board approval.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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That streak bested the previous national streak of 65 straight unbeaten games, set by Penn State University in 1941.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Hurdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdle. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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