as in obstacle
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 hurdle
Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
What to watch: While some U.S. investors have expressed interest in buying TikTok, any deal to acquire the app would likely face hurdles in winning the approval of China's government, which would have a say.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
Nevermind all the hoops and hurdles any newcomer trying to make an American Olympic boxing team encounters, for now boxing isn’t even on the itinerary at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Takeaways for muni bond investors Though the states in total are in solid shape, certain hurdles loom, including Medicaid spending, which averages about 34% of state budgets.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
What to watch: While some U.S. investors have expressed interest in buying TikTok, any deal to acquire the app would likely face hurdles in winning the approval of China's government, which would have a say.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
This one — the better one, written and directed by Robert Towne — features Billy Crudup as Prefontaine and deftly leaps over most of the sports-movie clichés that the Leto film is unable to hurdle.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
Nevermind all the hoops and hurdles any newcomer trying to make an American Olympic boxing team encounters, for now boxing isn’t even on the itinerary at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdle
Noun
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As businesses adapted to new ways of working, obstacles were removed for employees who had previously found their options limited.—
Gene Myers,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Poor planning can jeopardize access to space, materials, and equipment, leading to obstacles that drain time and money.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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He’s clearly picked up some of his dad’s classic moves on the stage, leaping and swinging his guitar neck like Excalibur.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The glow from the leaping blaze could be seen for miles around.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And Republicans control the Senate 53-47 – which is not a wide enough margin to overcome the 60-vote threshold needed to bypass the filibuster, meaning Republicans will need Democrats to avoid a shutdown.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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From Marian Anderson breaking racial barriers in 1939 to Dr. King inspiring millions in 1963 and modern activists continuing the fight for justice today, the Lincoln Memorial stands as a monument to progress, resilience, and hope.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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If the throngs of fans lining the barriers of the red carpet were anything to go by (their screams were audible from the water), Thailand certainly loves Lisa back.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The consumer sentiment report, from the University of Michigan, said people’s expectations for inflation over the next 12 months jumped from 3.3% earlier this year to 4.3% in February, the highest since November 2023.—
Don Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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Halftime report The Kings got off to a hot start, making 7 of 9 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range to start the game while jumping out to a 17-11 lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rohit Prasad, who leads the artificial general intelligence (AGI) team at Amazon, told the Financial Times the voice assistant still needed to surmount several technical hurdles before the rollout.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
14 Jan. 2025
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And there is another hurdle that these governments have to surmount.—
Ned Temko,
The Christian Science Monitor,
5 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Trail Blazers were going to trade Ayton at the trade deadline, opening up the yellow brick road for Clingan to skip his way to fantasy wizardry merrily, yeah?—
Stan Son,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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With a forecast of single-digit temperatures and wind chills into the negatives, along with three to five inches of snow (or more), some speculated whether Messi would even try to suit up for Miami or skip the match entirely.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2025
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With these results, Take-Two bested its previous guidance for the quarter of loss of $1.15 to $1.01 per share and net less of $202 million to $177 million.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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The Chiefs bested the Eagles and took home the championship.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Hurdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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