obstacle course
noun
: a military training course filled with obstacles (such as hurdles, fences, walls, and ditches) that must be negotiated
broadly
: a series of obstacles that must be overcome
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We finally made it through the bureaucratic obstacle course and got our visas.
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Zoom in: The confusing back-and-forth nature of the federal cuts has created an unpredictable obstacle course for TSU leaders.
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Teams representing areas of Florida, from the Panhandle to Fort Myers, went head to head in competitions that included brawling over hurricane supplies in the grocery store aisle and navigating an obstacle course while evading the police.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
The three tribes had to work together over a long and complicated obstacle course that involved pulling a sled full of puzzle pieces, moving heavy sandbags, pulling the sled up a steep incline and solving a giant puzzle.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The event also includes face painters, a DJ, arts and crafts, obstacle course, jumpers and pictures with the bunny at the park on Townsgate Drive.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Teams representing areas of Florida, from the Panhandle to Fort Myers, went head to head in competitions that included brawling over hurricane supplies in the grocery store aisle and navigating an obstacle course while evading the police.
—Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
The three tribes had to work together over a long and complicated obstacle course that involved pulling a sled full of puzzle pieces, moving heavy sandbags, pulling the sled up a steep incline and solving a giant puzzle.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The event also includes face painters, a DJ, arts and crafts, obstacle course, jumpers and pictures with the bunny at the park on Townsgate Drive.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Obstacle course.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obstacle%20course. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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