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
However, invasive grasses are not the only culprits acting as stumbling blocks for native plants.
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Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
Women’s history, too, has been full of stumbling blocks.
—Aimée Eubanks Davis, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Likewise, the Joint Policy Committee surveyed members during that same time period on areas of the contracts that were working and others that had proved to be stumbling blocks.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
Much of this work would require Congress to go along, which has been a stumbling block in the past.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stumbling block
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Players utilize a set of common rules -- that can be altered by the game master -- and dice to overcome obstacles as the group works to collaboratively tell a story.—
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Powered by Adelaide, Forbes AI Running a company means facing obstacles that shake your foundation.—
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That can include language hurdles, arranging child care or elder care, and significant differences in national pension or retirement programs.—
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and policy bill clears one hurdle.—
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Federal prosecutors charged Dugan in April with obstruction and concealing an individual to prevent arrest.—
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The Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s aggressive use of the obstruction charges.—
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But this latest exchange had a far less satisfying denouement: an uncertain military outcome and a diplomatic embarrassment, in the eyes of Modi’s nationalist base.—
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Houston has lost its last six against the Ravens, including last year’s 31-2 embarrassment on Christmas Day.—
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“Stumbling block.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stumbling%20block. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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