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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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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McCann compounds this difficulty by only sparingly engaging with digital life.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Hardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hardship. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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