They faced many challenges along the way.

Meaning: The birds had to overcome difficulties during their journey.

Choice of Words: Challenges are difficult situations or obstacles that the birds encountered along the way during their journey.

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They had to overcome many obstacles in their path.

Meaning: This means that a group of people were forced to defeat or get past many things that were blocking or hindering their progress on their journey or while doing something.

Choice of Words: They is a pronoun that refers to a group of people. Had to means that they were required or forced to do something. Overcome means to defeat or get past something difficult or challenging. Obstacles are things that block or hinder progress. In indicates that the obstacles are located within the path. Their indicates that the path belongs to the group of people. Path refers to the route or direction that the group of people are taking.

They encountered numerous difficulties on their journey.

Meaning: This means that a group of people met or came across many things that were hard to do or deal with while they were traveling from one place to another.

Choice of Words: They is a pronoun that refers to a group of people. Encountered means to meet or come across something, often unexpectedly. Numerous means many or a large number of something. Difficulties are things that are hard to do or deal with. On indicates that the difficulties are happening during the journey. Their indicates that the journey belongs to the group of people. Journey refers to the act of traveling from one place to another.

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