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
Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The dialogue is rooted in these testimonies, capturing the authentic prayers, words of comfort, and frantic internal debates that occurred as the staff navigated the complex military and bureaucratic hurdles required to dispatch an ambulance.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Jamie Harrow, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The council ultimately adopted the legislative agenda last March 26, making St. Paul likely the last city in the metro to finalize its policy priorities even as major state bills were hurdling toward completion.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The search company has been on the rise after putting together the pieces for its AI comeback and overcoming key regulatory hurdles last year.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
The dialogue is rooted in these testimonies, capturing the authentic prayers, words of comfort, and frantic internal debates that occurred as the staff navigated the complex military and bureaucratic hurdles required to dispatch an ambulance.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
Wedding Dashers features a maid of honor and best man forced to hurdle relentless transportation nightmares together to make it from London to Belfast in time for their dearests’ nuptials.
—Jamie Harrow, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The council ultimately adopted the legislative agenda last March 26, making St. Paul likely the last city in the metro to finalize its policy priorities even as major state bills were hurdling toward completion.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdle
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Throughout both films, Stern's Marv is subjected to some of the worst obstacles set up to protect Keven, including stepping on a nail barefoot, taking a hot iron to the face and bricks to the head, and surviving an electrocution.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Jan. 2026
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Alignment is the key to overcoming obstacles.—
Karen Hinds,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Polls show that Londoners broadly feel safe in their town, although property theft, particularly phone snatching and shoplifting, has leapt up in recent years.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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People on the patio leapt from their seats and crowded the railing, holding up their phones.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Freshman Anthony Ali Nayab scored six of his nine points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of game-clinching free throws with 25 seconds to play, and Cathedral Catholic overcame an 11-point deficit and edged Mira Mesa 47-45 on Tuesday night in a key Western League game.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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The researchers do note that Veronika’s environment may have played a role in her skillful use of a tool to overcome limitations.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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In some instances, the county will erect physical barriers, including locking the gates to county facilities.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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This gap has been one of the biggest barriers to deploying robots in dynamic, unstructured environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That’s why the team turned to look into how these insects transition between jumping, flapping, and gliding.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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The new season of Prime Video's high-octane thriller jumps eight years ahead of the explosive Season 1 finale with Pine running a quiet surveillance unit in London under the alias Alex Goodwin, a low-level MI6 officer.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Stock challenges Among the challenges the stock market will have to surmount are troubling signals in the bond market, the portfolio manager warned.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 Dec. 2025
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Even if Beijing can mitigate these problems, the United States’ incumbent position in the world order and its enviable natural resources may provide structural bulwarks that China is unable to surmount.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Living across the street from school led to fewer temptations to skip.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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In Minnesota, there's a way for parents to skip the extra step of talking with a doctor if their child is at least 3 years old.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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At the Golden Globes, William bested fellow nominees Claire Danes (The Beast in Me), Rashida Jones (Black Mirror), Amanda Seyfried (Long Bright River), Sarah Snook (All Her Fault) and Robin Wright (The Girlfriend).—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The All-America Selection (AAS) logo indicates winners that bested the rest in national independent trials.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Hurdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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