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hurdled

verb

past tense of hurdle

as in leaped

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as in surmounted

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Equifax – Shares of the consumer credit bureau leapt almost 12%.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
But the ending hints at the possibility that the spirit of Jason may have leapt into the youngster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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Several diplomatic hurdles will need to be surmounted before any recovery effort can take its first steps.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index weathered a savage 30% drawdown, has been choppily trendless for two months, then in recent days finally broke above its downtrend and surmounted the 50-day moving average.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of surmounted

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Kaprizov and Hartman scored in the third period as Minnesota overcame a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Craig overcame being sacked four times and the run game producing just 33 yards to lead TCU to the massive victory, as the Horned Frogs scored multiple touchdowns against a Power Four conference opponent for the first time this season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcame

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Argyle jumped out to a 14-0 lead less than three minutes into the game, starting the scoring with a 27-yard Logan Rexroat touchdown and, after a fumble recovery on the ensuing kickoff, a 26-yard TD reception from Ake O’Neal.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
At the grand opening of a store, a man jumped out of a blimp into the parking lot.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of jumped

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After leaving an affordable apartment where a neighbor had made her life intolerable, Hobby and her four children bounced among hotels, relatives’ homes and, at times, their car.

— Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Punter Matt Araiza, so good in the previous game against the Raiders, bounced a punt into the end zone.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bounced

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From Ricky Martin’s Grammy breakthrough to the rise of música mexicana, Tommy Mottola and Alex Gallardo offered a candid look at how Latin music conquered the mainstream — and why its next evolution will depend on artists willing to break the mold.

— Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
The announcement comes after a summer in which AI models have repeatedly conquered many of math’s longstanding open challenges, including one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

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