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hurdling

verb

present participle of hurdle

as in leaping

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as in overcoming

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Anderson tipped his cap in the third inning after Arozarena made a leaping catch at the left-field wall to take a home run away from Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Moore was hurt pressuring Giants quarterback Jameis Winston and leaping into the air to contest Winston’s throw to the end zone.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaping

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The discovery opens up new possibilities for heat management in next-generation quantum devices, overcoming bottlenecks faced earlier.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Wachter said some young buyers are overcoming high housing costs by looking at older homes and fixer-uppers, putting their own time and labor into improvements or even renting out part of the property to help cover costs.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of overcoming

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Kyrgios had a meager 1-4 record in the 2025 season, losing a first-round match in the Australian Open then skipping the next three Grand Slams.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
By skipping the post-shakedown maintenance, Massachusetts can focus on starting its operational career.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of skipping

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After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes.

— Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of surmounting

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Others were prevented from jumping, according to reports from the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Rather than jumping into a price war this summer, Lowe’s directed its $80 million in tariff refunds toward protecting profit margins and covering rising operational costs.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of jumping

Verb

As the chase ensued, police said the suspect began throwing various items out the window.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Tension seemed to boil over for Jackson, as he was suspended for a period or two of practice after throwing a punch in a scuffle with Giants defenders.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of throwing

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For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.

— Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
East Portal Park was busy on Monday morning, with children bounding through the playground and the soft clunking of bocce balls echoing from the nearby courts.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of bounding

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Several other Carpenter tracks have come close to conquering the roster but missed out by a space or two.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Minnesota’s top-end talent continues to trump the depth of the Valkyries, whose success conquering the margins doesn’t seem to work against the Lynx’s magic.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of conquering

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