as in obstacle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
the only stumbling block to our move across the country was finding someone to adopt our cats
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Recent Examples of stumbling block
There could still be stumbling blocks along the way.
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Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Digital taxes are proving a stumbling block in Washington’s negotiations with major trading partners.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
The stumbling block to making use of this information, however, has been than environmental factors like air pollution and humidity can also affect the composition of sebum, meaning that sampling from the skin may not provide reliable information.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The over-the-air offering was a stumbling block in negotiations with Comcast, which balked at paying carriage fees to CHSN for programming some viewers could get for free.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stumbling block
Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 May 2025
Digital taxes are proving a stumbling block in Washington’s negotiations with major trading partners.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
The stumbling block to making use of this information, however, has been than environmental factors like air pollution and humidity can also affect the composition of sebum, meaning that sampling from the skin may not provide reliable information.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
The over-the-air offering was a stumbling block in negotiations with Comcast, which balked at paying carriage fees to CHSN for programming some viewers could get for free.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for stumbling block
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumbling block
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Extreme heat can also be an obstacle to exercising, spending time in nature, and socializing, all of which can make people feel good and also double as important coping mechanisms for emotional distress.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
26 July 2025
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This pattern of persecution, especially when combined with ongoing habitat loss, has likely contributed to low recruitment and remains a major obstacle to population recovery.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Operating the scanner on the dharanis presented a hurdle, however.—
Andrew Paul Jul 24,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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One reason for the unexpectedly slow pace is that the Chinese companies have not cleared a key engineering hurdle.—
Selam Gebrekidan,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Julie was additionally convicted of obstruction of justice and wire fraud.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Singer pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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The episode marks another embarrassment for the Secret Service, following a beleaguered year for the organization.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
29 July 2025
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One student talked about the vulnerability and embarrassment of having to go to a TA's office hours for help and the flexibility of having multi-hour tutoring sessions available via ChatGPT at any time of the day.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2025
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“Stumbling block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbling%20block. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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