hurdling

verb

present participle of hurdle
1
as in leaping

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2
as in overcoming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdling
  1. leaping
  2. overcoming
  3. skipping
  4. surmounting
  5. jumping
  6. throwing
  7. bounding
  8. conquering
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  • Jordan Henderson hurt his left forearm leaping over field-level billboards to celebrate the win over Mexico and is out the rest of the World Cup after undergoing surgery.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • However, Tolbert raced over and made a leaping catch to negate extra bases.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Definition of leaping
Verb
  • England had seen off Italy on the Tuesday, with Spain overcoming Germany on the Wednesday.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • Should the Senate follow suit, there goes my excuse for skipping church one Sunday each spring.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Had Marsh taken that step — known in legal parlance as striking Basabe’s affirmative defenses — the jury would have only had to determine monetary damages against Basabe on each count, skipping the step of deciding whether to hold Basabe liable.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of skipping
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The suspect allegedly attempted to flee again by jumping fences and ignoring the officers’ commands to stop, but was apprehended and placed in custody.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Their story is told in a nonlinear fashion, with the actors jumping between time frames throughout the nearly two-hour runtime.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • The idea shouldn’t be throwing them into a complete void, but pairing freedom with opportunity — providing access to books, art supplies, toys, outdoor spaces or friends — and then letting children figure out what to do with them.
    — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 16 July 2026
  • And its merger with SpaceX, followed by the latter going public in a historic IPO, led to dozens of employees leaving the company, throwing daily operations into chaos.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • Unlike more overtly depressive takes on this role, Bos’ Hamlet is impetuous and sardonic, often bounding up three stairs in a single step and unspooling his words, words, words as if his mouth can’t keep up with his restless mind.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • At 5-foot-9, Fery possesses a skill set perfectly suited for low-bounding grass.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of bounding
Verb
  • After not allowing any home runs in back-to-back starts against the Colorado Rockies, even conquering Coors Field’s hitter-friendly park, Imanaga surrendered three in Wednesday’s Game 2 win over the New York Mets.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
  • Olivia Rodrigo Finally Hits the Downloads Chart’s Summit Rodrigo has come very close to conquering the Official Album Downloads chart in the past, but her first two studio LPs missed the throne by just one space.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of conquering
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