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
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 June 2025
Although Vantage has raised billions in the United States over many years, entry into Europe wasn’t without its share of hurdles.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Barnes, trying to avoid contact, attempted to hurdle over Love and grazed the Green Bay quarterback in the process.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Noun
What are the biggest hurdles to getting more ad dollars flowing to Black creators and media?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 17 June 2025
Although Vantage has raised billions in the United States over many years, entry into Europe wasn’t without its share of hurdles.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Verb
Players may not hurdle, spin or dive to avoid a flag from being pulled.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Barnes, trying to avoid contact, attempted to hurdle over Love and grazed the Green Bay quarterback in the process.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdle
Noun
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Existing Challenges While the impact of these types of fintechs is already significant, their work is not without its own set of obstacles, and several ongoing challenges remain.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Raise the stakes, place insuperable obstacles before the protagonist, have the protagonist somehow surmount them while becoming braver and better.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Total investment on film and prestige TV in the U.K. in 2024 leaped 31% to $7 billion, the second-highest year on record, according to figures from the British Film Industry.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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Left fielder Melky Cabrera chased down Chris Snyder’s one-out flyball in the sixth, scurrying back to make a leaping catch on the warning track.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Verb
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But your brain might still seek patterns to overcome.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Yet soon one is overcome by Charles Laughton’s creepy, convincing portrayal of Captain Bligh’s sadomasochism: most of the first fifteen minutes is taken up with floggings and other shipboard disciplining of half-naked men, shown in detail while Laughton looks on with long-lipped lasciviousness.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The barrier not only separates two empires and ideologies, but cleaves the psyches of the characters themselves.—
Rav Grewal-Kök
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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IndyCar safety officials immediately jumped over the barrier that separated the track from pit road to check on him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Not many people signed, but immediately following Floyd's murder and the protests that ensued, her petition jumped significantly and garnered over 1.6 million signatures.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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Running, jumping and pivoting are things that basketball players kind of do a lot during a game.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
Verb
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Those who want to surmount this challenge need to build systems that can treat trust as the default instead of the reward for perfect compliance.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The 3-1 deficit proved too much for the Dodgers to surmount — ending a day that had begun with so much optimism around Ohtani’s two-way talents with a dud of a performance and frustrating series loss in Queens.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
Verb
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In these cases, the captain and operations team may decide to shorten or skip a port to ensure repairs are completed safely and efficiently, minimizing disruption to the overall cruise experience.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Last January the brand skipped its Paris show ahead of the roving format announcement.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
17 June 2025
Verb
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In a national poll in Good Housekeeping, Berg was ranked America’s second most admired woman, bested only by another liberal firebrand, Eleanor Roosevelt.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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Gen was right: Emily was angry because she had been bested.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
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“Hurdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdle. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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