as in hurdle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
stumbling on all the obstacles along the path
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Recent Examples of obstacle
One answer is to install more base stations, routers, repeaters, relays, and powered antennas to densify the network or carry signals around obstacles.
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New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The legal obstacles also come as critics warn the pact gives Iran major economic benefits while leaving some of the most difficult nuclear and security questions for future negotiations.
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Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Despite these obstacles, the Cuban government faces a short window for obtaining results, said Paolo Spadoni, associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University in Georgia.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for obstacle
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
The legal obstacles also come as critics warn the pact gives Iran major economic benefits while leaving some of the most difficult nuclear and security questions for future negotiations.
—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Despite these obstacles, the Cuban government faces a short window for obtaining results, said Paolo Spadoni, associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Augusta University in Georgia.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstacle
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But the technology still faces hurdles, experts said, and labor groups including the Teamsters are raising alarms over safety and availability of jobs.
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Cuban leaders like former President Raúl Castro – who still wields significant power on the island – have sought to push forward more limited reforms of Cuba’s economy in the past, but efforts have run into bureaucratic hurdles.
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He was charged with stalking, disturbing the peace and obstruction for failure to identify himself to law enforcement.
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Latino drivers made up 38% of stops for window obstruction.
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The Moscow attack was the latest embarrassment for Putin.
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Democrats aren't buying it, saying the White House is simply trying to avoid an embarrassment for the president.
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Some states have argued that requiring applicants to provide documentary proof of their citizenship could pose a significant barrier to voting because several forms of government ID don't include citizenship information, and many Americans don't have passports.
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How phytic acid may support gut lining repair A preclinical mouse study from the Guha Lab at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, published in Nature Communications, suggests phytic acid helps keep the intestinal barrier intact.
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“Obstacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstacle. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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