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 outcomes of this weekend’s preseason previews don’t matter, so long as both sides leave without further medical hardship.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Some may tell stories of opportunity and joy, while other may tell stories of hardship and traumas.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the show delves into Barney’s hardships, including incarceration, arson and numerous other trials that hindered him over the years.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Aside from the hardships of slavery - the beatings, lynchings and separation of Black families were an act of hate that has followed our people for generations.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Some may tell stories of opportunity and joy, while other may tell stories of hardship and traumas.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the show delves into Barney’s hardships, including incarceration, arson and numerous other trials that hindered him over the years.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
Aside from the hardships of slavery - the beatings, lynchings and separation of Black families were an act of hate that has followed our people for generations.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hardship
difficulty
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The cause, as many re counted, was not bound in the way of private, but having taken up the same day in the day of Lord Palmerston, the public will receive a short statement of the difficulties under which the day of law has reached us.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Aug. 2025
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Jocelyn and her husband, who are expecting a baby girl in December, have spoken at length about the difficulties with his mom.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardship. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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