as in obstacles
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 hurdles
Ben Paviour
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Despite the initial hurdles, Hale persevered in a house full of toxic haters and fought her way back from the very bottom of the pecking order to become the first Black woman to win Big Brother and the show’s America’s Favorite Player award in one fell swoop.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
And with numerous economic hurdles looming now, including interest rates still being elevated, stock market volatility persisting and inflation rising and continuing to shape household budgets, the timing of those withdrawals can have consequences that ripple far beyond a single account statement.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Legal Difficulty for College Athletes Challenging Betting Rules On the surface, Sorsby and Kessler would face hurdles in challenging NCAA eligibility rules related to gambling.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
That might seem like an incentive to drill more, but lessons learned from previous oil gluts and geological hurdles to drilling more—not to mention ongoing uncertainty—tell a more complicated story.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Ticket to Work delivers financial discipline without reducing benefits and personal opportunity without bureaucratic hurdles.
—French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Development timelines and technical hurdles have also slowed adoption.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Instead of adding hurdles, Congress should prioritize policies that increase participation, such as automatic voter registration, expanded early voting, and making Election Day a federal holiday.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Noun
Some Democrats revive the promise of single-payer healthcare Some of the sharpest exchanges occurred over single-payer healthcare, a policy vision that Newsom embraced on the campaign trail and abandoned in office when faced with the daunting price tag and political hurdles.
—Ben Paviour
may 6, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Despite the initial hurdles, Hale persevered in a house full of toxic haters and fought her way back from the very bottom of the pecking order to become the first Black woman to win Big Brother and the show’s America’s Favorite Player award in one fell swoop.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 May 2026
And with numerous economic hurdles looming now, including interest rates still being elevated, stock market volatility persisting and inflation rising and continuing to shape household budgets, the timing of those withdrawals can have consequences that ripple far beyond a single account statement.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Legal Difficulty for College Athletes Challenging Betting Rules On the surface, Sorsby and Kessler would face hurdles in challenging NCAA eligibility rules related to gambling.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
That might seem like an incentive to drill more, but lessons learned from previous oil gluts and geological hurdles to drilling more—not to mention ongoing uncertainty—tell a more complicated story.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Ticket to Work delivers financial discipline without reducing benefits and personal opportunity without bureaucratic hurdles.
—French Hill, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
Development timelines and technical hurdles have also slowed adoption.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Instead of adding hurdles, Congress should prioritize policies that increase participation, such as automatic voter registration, expanded early voting, and making Election Day a federal holiday.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdles
Noun
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Still, travelers may encounter obstacles obtaining their refunds.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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The case for and against a redo The obstacles to a redo are considerable, starting with the obvious security concerns.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
Verb
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His voice leaps across the intervening years clearly and confidently.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Apr. 2026
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The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Historian Marvin Dunn echoed that concern, describing a disconnect among younger Black people who did not live through — and in many cases were never deeply taught about — the violence, intimidation and systemic barriers that shaped earlier generations’ fight for the ballot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Speakers like Brittany Taylor of Los Angeles Black Worker Center, pointed to disproportionately high unemployment rates among Black workers and described the reforms as a step toward addressing long-standing barriers to stable union city jobs.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Beef’s whole thing is finding the weak, corruptible center of all its characters, and Isaac jumps into that project with enthusiasm.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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Add a third horse and the number of combinations — and the price — jumps again.—
Neil Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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This proprietary approach overcomes challenges of surface treatment and dispersion associated with the material.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Leo consistently overcomes challenges such as low light, rapid movement, and split second moments to produce sharp, compelling images.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But the Scot hooked his second shot from a wet fairway on the 609-yard closing hole — a par 5 that yielded only 10 birdies in the final round — and even after getting relief from temporary immovable obstructions, MacIntyre could only hit wedge to 30 feet.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
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But there are wild cards, including potential obstructions from Orion’s solar arrays or the body of the spacecraft and uncertainty about how well the vehicle can maintain a consistent orientation.—
Adam Bluestein,
Scientific American,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Luis Rodriguez, executive housekeeper at Wave Resort, says his team never skips cleaning the entryway floor and walls, using a nicely scented cleaner so guests immediately walk into a fresh, clean smell.—
Colleen Sullivan,
Martha Stewart,
2 May 2026
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Launched on Kickstarter in April 2026, the KEENMOW K1 skips all of that entirely.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s no perfect style of pizza that bests the rest.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Its maximum output easily bests that of the standard Cayenne Electric, which makes 435 hp, but lags far behind that of the turbo, which makes an outlandish 1,139 hp.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Hurdles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdles. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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