as in hurdle
something that makes movement or progress difficult
stumbling on all the obstacles along the path
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Recent Examples of obstacle
One of the major obstacles to such initiatives is residents filing lawsuits to block affordable housing and homeless shelter efforts.
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Leah Goodridge, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
More news: Cubs to Acquire Two-Time All-Star Closer After Failing to Sign Tanner Scott: Report
Now, the only potential obstacle to the trade being consummated is Pressly himself.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In leadership and marketing, the principle of vanishing is about eliminating obstacles, distractions or outdated practices that no longer serve your team, brand or audience.
—Jimi Gibson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Now that Assad has departed, these measures are major obstacles to restarting the country’s economy and need to be either lifted or immediately suspended.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
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Leah Goodridge, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
More news: Cubs to Acquire Two-Time All-Star Closer After Failing to Sign Tanner Scott: Report
Now, the only potential obstacle to the trade being consummated is Pressly himself.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
In leadership and marketing, the principle of vanishing is about eliminating obstacles, distractions or outdated practices that no longer serve your team, brand or audience.
—Jimi Gibson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Now that Assad has departed, these measures are major obstacles to restarting the country’s economy and need to be either lifted or immediately suspended.
—Volker Perthes, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for obstacle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obstacle
Noun
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An administration in the future could resurrect the rule and avoid some of the procedural hurdles.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Several parties are in contention even as potential buyers face a litany of legal hurdles and barriers.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The office handed over Yoon’s case to the Seoul prosecutors’ office on Friday and asked it to indict him on charges of rebellion, abuse of power and obstruction of the National Assembly.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Microplastics in the bloodstream can induce cerebral thrombosis by causing cell obstruction and lead to neurobehavioral abnormalities, Science Advances, 11(4).—
Hatty Willmoth,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The embarrassment of midfield riches could, for some, soften the blow of using Ampadu as Struijk’s long-term stand-in.—
Beren Cross,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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But on the way out, there was one final embarrassment: a $60 million fine by the NFL against the old owner following the release of an independent investigation, which found workplace misconduct and financial improprieties while Snyder owned the team.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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While corporate America has long celebrated shattering the glass ceiling, a more pervasive barrier continues to hold women back from reaching leadership positions — the broken rung.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Only two people survived after the 15-year-old 737-800 Boeing plane run by Jeju Air skidded across the landing strip without landing gear and crashed into a concrete barrier containing antennas, bursting into flames.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Obstacle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obstacle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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