hurdles 1 of 2

noun

Definition of hurdlesnext
plural of hurdle
as in obstacles
something that makes movement or progress difficult the many hurdles he had to overcome on the road to success

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hurdles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hurdle
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as in leaps

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as in surmounts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdles
  1. obstacles
  2. leaps
  3. barriers
  4. jumps
  5. sweeps
Noun
  • Even amidst challenges and when faced with obstacles, Lisa would roll up her sleeves and shatter all barriers, always motivated by her why.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Beijing will face obstacles to this strategy in Europe, since its de facto support for Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is an albatross around Beijing’s effort to improve relations.
    Evan A. Feigenbaum, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of obstacles
Verb
  • Greatest Hits also leaps on four other tallies.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Later on, both groups of students joined forces on a blog that gathered stories of abuse, a website that’s referenced when the film leaps a few decades into the future.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaps
Noun
  • Crouton Jones is not only breaking barriers in Web3 but setting a gold standard for innovation in entertainment.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the undisputed importance of women in entrepreneurship and society overall moving toward a better future, the glass ceiling and gender barriers prevail, perpetuating the vicious cycle of competition.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of barriers
Verb
  • Though about a quarter of DNA exonerations involve a false confession, that percentage jumps to more than 34% for those who were under 18 when wrongfully convicted, and 69% for those with mental disabilities, according a 2022 analysis by the National Registry of Exonerations.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking of the holiday that is just around the corner, recently released Bing Crosby compilation Ultimate Christmas jumps from Number Eight to Six with 65,000 units.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumps
Verb
  • The Superdome was locked down for security sweeps on Wednesday morning.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The United States is bracing for its coldest January since 2011 as a massive Arctic air outbreak sweeps across the central, southern, and eastern states.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sweeps
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