as in obstacles
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 hurdles
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, the technological and financial hurdles of fighting the sonic boom appeared insurmountable.
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David Szondy
july 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
The efforts to rein them in include increasingly complex regulatory hurdles, legal scrutiny, and threats to funding.
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Michael Posner,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Facing health insurance hurdles is an all-too-common American experience.
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Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Working with researchers at the Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Edinburgh, and Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, IQM has developed a new family of error correction called directional tile codes, addressing major hurdles in quantum error correction.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The bill targets the cost of construction, regulatory red tape, zoning restrictions, and banking hurdles.
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Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Slate Still, the Slate Truck is likely to face serious hurdles.
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Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
One of the biggest hurdles to homeownership has been an imbalance between supply and demand in many parts of the country.
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ABC News,
24 June 2026
Noun
Ro said interactive chatbots have technological hurdles to overcome, such as a mismatch between their verbal comments and their facial expressions.
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Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Meanwhile, the technological and financial hurdles of fighting the sonic boom appeared insurmountable.
—
David Szondy
july 02,
New Atlas,
2 July 2026
The efforts to rein them in include increasingly complex regulatory hurdles, legal scrutiny, and threats to funding.
—
Michael Posner,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Facing health insurance hurdles is an all-too-common American experience.
—
Miranda Yaver,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
Working with researchers at the Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Edinburgh, and Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, IQM has developed a new family of error correction called directional tile codes, addressing major hurdles in quantum error correction.
—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
The bill targets the cost of construction, regulatory red tape, zoning restrictions, and banking hurdles.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Slate Still, the Slate Truck is likely to face serious hurdles.
—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
One of the biggest hurdles to homeownership has been an imbalance between supply and demand in many parts of the country.
—
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdles
Noun
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Crews can drive directly into rivers or lakes without installing additional equipment, allowing the vehicle to continue moving even when water obstacles stand in the way.
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Remember, your perspective shapes your reality—choose to see opportunities over obstacles.
Verb
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On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
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Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story.
Verb
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And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me.
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These families show that love overcomes differences.
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Families, educators and advocates described barriers to accessing proper support and services.
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The Selma-to-Montgomery marches galvanized passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which did away with most barriers such as poll taxes and other forms of voter discrimination targeting Black Americans in the Deep South.
Verb
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Add an annual contribution of $250, and the average amount jumps to $15,154.
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Nissan shares have lost 45% of their value over the past five years, compared to 26% and 42% jumps for Honda and Toyota respectively.
Verb
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There’s also a vast array of facilities, including a screening room, a private nightclub, and a spa level that bests many hotels.
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On Wednesday, Variety projected that Backrooms is projected to open with anywhere from $40 million to $50 million in North American ticket sales this weekend, which easily bests the record opening of A24’s Civil War, which earned $25 million in its first Friday to Sunday frame in 2024.
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The alternating placements of the piles/objects are very precise, which creates a series of chicanes, indicating they are not intended as obstructions but rather to prevent rapid ingress and egress by any vehicle toward the tunnels.
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Recent emergencies have included animals falling off a boat, lacerations from dog fights on the beach, clamshell ingestion, sand impaction, which can cause obstructions in the digestive system, and of course Lyme disease.
Verb
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This recipe skips the traditional green food coloring in favor of chives for noticeably colorful freshness.
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Morton takes on conversations the wider disability conversation often skips.
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