hurdled

verb

past tense of hurdle
1
as in leaped

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2
as in surmounted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdled
  1. leaped
  2. surmounted
  3. loped
  4. overcame
  5. jumped
  6. threw
  7. bounced
  8. conquered
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  • Major figures such as Edie Falco, Kent Jones, and Isabella Rossellini leapt to his support, while donations to the CAC dried up, and box office receipts cratered, IndieWire reported last month.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 8 Nov. 2026
  • After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of leaped
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  • Mitchell has surmounted these obstacles, in part, by continuing to build out her array of alliances.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Several diplomatic hurdles will need to be surmounted before any recovery effort can take its first steps.
    — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of surmounted
Verb
  • Jeremy Peña lined Luis Morales’ fourth pitch Saturday afternoon to left field and loped into second base.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of loped
Verb
  • Aaron Ekblad added two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves as the Panthers overcame a 38-28 shot disadvantage to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 6-0-0 when leading after two periods.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Less than six months ago, the Knicks furiously overcame a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of overcame
Verb
  • And a major academic publisher, Elsevier, reported submissions to its journals jumped about 68% from 2021 to 2025.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The skydivers — including Rutz — jumped from a plane and held each other’s hands Friday morning.
    — Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Less than a year later, Galileo threw itself into Jupiter's atmosphere.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The fan threw the ball aggressively at official Chelisa Painter and Doncic immediately pointed at the fan and appeared to say something to him.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of threw
Verb
  • Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Oracle's one-day performance The hyperscaler's stock initially bounced after last Wednesday's investor day, when Oracle also issued a revenue forecast of at least $225 billion for fiscal 2030.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The ball bounced to Koosman, seated in the Mets dugout by manager Gil Hodges.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of bounced
Verb
  • But Green Bay also has conquered two teams that beat the Panthers, with wins over both Chicago and Tampa Bay.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Experts who study plague are reluctant to say it’s been completely conquered.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of conquered
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