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
Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Donovan Edwards #7 of the Michigan Wolverines hurdles a tackle attempt by Michael Taaffe #16 of the Texas Longhorns during the first half of a college football game at Michigan Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
—Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
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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.
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Bitcoin hurdles milestone Bitcoin jumped above the key $100,000 milestone on reports Trump is considering a crypto reserve but slipped into negative territory by the end of the day.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurdle
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The district is committed to removing obstacles in students’ paths, CPS Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova said in the news release.—
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Build out a timeline, address potential obstacles and decide who owns each task.—
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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.—
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The glow from the leaping blaze could be seen for miles around.—
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However, its lineup of new products may help to overcome that shortfall.—
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To advance, Sporting must overcome a 1-0 deficit from the first leg.—
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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.—
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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.—
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The prices paid index jumped to the highest level in about two years as prices increased.—
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Fans were dancing, jumping and fully immersed, reacting in real time as McRae unveiled her most personal and dynamic project yet.—
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Republicans have additional obstacles to surmount for their party-line bill, including figuring out where to make $2.5 trillion in spending cuts that were mandated by deficit hawks in exchange for a $1.5 trillion debt limit increase in the latest appropriations package passed in December.—
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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.—
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While Colin Jost noted that there probably was time, Murray moved right along, skipping Colin Jost entirely and putting his brother Brian Doyle-Murray in the top spot.—
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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.—
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This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.—
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Meanwhile, Brockton’s Lucas Andrade did the same in the boys race (7.30), besting the original mark set by Needham’s Davonte Burnett in 2018.—
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“Hurdle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurdle. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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