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
Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Education remains one of the category’s biggest hurdles, since many shoppers still view honey as interchangeable.
—Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the technological hurdles SpaceX must surmount to bring Starship to fruition are immense, noted Garrett Reisman, a former NASA astronaut and SpaceX consultant who is a professor of astronautical engineering at the University of Southern California.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Together, the group of experts explored the structural design, technical hurdles and steady-state operation performance of the EAST design.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
One of Nejatian's stock performance awards is designed like a moonshot, with seven stock price hurdles ranging from $9 to $33.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The stock market just got through two big hurdles this week in the producer prices and consumer prices reports, and is now rallying into a Wednesday Federal Reserve decision in which the central bank is expected to cut rates by at least a quarter point.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
In track and field in the spring, Artest won a sectional title in the 300-meter hurdles, was second in the 110 hurdles to qualify for regionals and was part of Bowman’s 1,600 relay team that qualified for regionals.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Through-year testing creates logistical hurdles Texas isn’t the first state to experiment with the idea of replacing a state test with through-year assessment.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
One of the big hurdles Paramount and Skydance likely wouldn’t have to worry about is the FCC.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Education remains one of the category’s biggest hurdles, since many shoppers still view honey as interchangeable.
—Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
However, the technological hurdles SpaceX must surmount to bring Starship to fruition are immense, noted Garrett Reisman, a former NASA astronaut and SpaceX consultant who is a professor of astronautical engineering at the University of Southern California.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Together, the group of experts explored the structural design, technical hurdles and steady-state operation performance of the EAST design.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
One of Nejatian's stock performance awards is designed like a moonshot, with seven stock price hurdles ranging from $9 to $33.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The stock market just got through two big hurdles this week in the producer prices and consumer prices reports, and is now rallying into a Wednesday Federal Reserve decision in which the central bank is expected to cut rates by at least a quarter point.
—John Melloy, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
In track and field in the spring, Artest won a sectional title in the 300-meter hurdles, was second in the 110 hurdles to qualify for regionals and was part of Bowman’s 1,600 relay team that qualified for regionals.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Through-year testing creates logistical hurdles Texas isn’t the first state to experiment with the idea of replacing a state test with through-year assessment.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdles
Noun
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In its latest publication, the lobby representing over 1,600 member companies put forward 1,141 recommendations to Chinese policymakers, aimed at smoothing over various obstacles faced by European firms in the country.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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But just as emerging concerns around hallucinations, data privacy and copyright have put up barriers to generative AI that some organizations have found insurmountable, agents have their own set of obstacles.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What leaps off the page in the NBC data is how independence dominates Gen Z’s definition of success—with one striking exception.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The plot leaps from a slightly exaggerated take on a familiar scenario to an outlandish power struggle over an oblivious man whose own agency is increasingly beside the point.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Trial-size packaging lowers entry barriers in premium categories.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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People without health insurance cannot access services, services in the county are fragmented, and low income creates additional barriers for residents, especially residents of color, the story found.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When your cards are maxed out, your ratio jumps up to 100% causing your score to plummet.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Tierney, though, thinks the result could reflect mechanisms unknown from recent Earth history that can drive extreme temperature jumps.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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The new CoFe-2DSA catalyst overcomes these limits through a unique structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Saginaw’s surge overcomes Boswell The Pioneers of Boswell dominated play in the opening half, building a 21-0 lead that looked rock solid behind a persistent defense and an offense balanced with good running and passing.—
Pat Wheeler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In 2025, Roborock launched a vacuum cleaner with a robotic arm for moving socks and other obstructions out of the way.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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It’s bound to be laden with obstructions and those looking to undermine change.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Speedrunners have also found some arcane sequence skips to get around certain bosses or methods for putting off some boss fights until later than the developers intended.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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This creamy cleanser skips harsh suds and instead uses a peptide blend with amino acids to strengthen fragile strands while preserving your natural oils.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
10 Sep. 2025
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And China now bests the United States in 57 out of 64 critical and emerging technologies, per a 2024 study.—
Mircea Geoană,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The new figure, which bests Monday’s $605 million jackpot, is already the 13th largest prize in the history of Powerball.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Hurdles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdles. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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