Synonyms for hurdle
ˈhɜr dlhur·dle

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1. hurdlenoun

   a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

   Synonyms:
   vault

2. hurdlenoun

   an obstacle that you are expected to overcome

   "the last hurdle before graduation"

   Synonyms:
   vault

3. vault, hurdleverb

   the act of jumping over an obstacle

   Synonyms:
   vault, bank vault, burial vault

4. hurdleverb

   jump a hurdle

Matched Categories

1. • Barrier
   • Obstacle
   • Sport
   • Vault

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1. List of paraphrases for "hurdle":

   obstacle, barrier, impediment, hindrance, horde, fence

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1. Karen Bass:

   I believe that the Republicans that I am working with are operating in good faith, again, it's one thing to pass legislation in the House. It's a super hurdle to get it passed in Democratic Senate.

2. Doug Jacobson:

   It could be significant for certain companies, in terms of whether that would lead to (license) denials, who knows? But it would be an additional hurdle to jump through for a U.S. company to sell to commercial end users in China.

3. David Sykes:

   There was no reason we could have predicted that injury( to Triumph Hurdle favorite Sir Erec), beforehand, when Triumph Hurdle favorite Sir Erec was checked, the vets reported Triumph Hurdle favorite Sir Erec moved well and had no indication of lameness or injuries. We are never going to stop those sort of catastrophic injuries.

4. Kyron McMaster:

   After the second hurdle. I was like, s—-. If you go after them, it’s suicidal.

5. Lisa Trope:

   We made it over the hurdle of having the signatures needed to turn into the Secretary of State and now it's in their hands to go through the validation process.