as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
a high-pressure salesman who wouldn't take "no" for an answer "for a limited time only" and other standbys of high-pressure advertising
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as in to merchandise
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as in to threaten
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Recent Examples of high-pressure
Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This approach can be valuable in network operations and can bring the same stability to O2C during high-pressure launches.
—Ranganath Taware, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
The high-pressure system is expected to weaken and shift east next week, bringing the possibility of rain, mainly for northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Amazon has a high-pressure rainfall system that comes with a handheld sprayer that delivers three different water pressures.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
This approach can be valuable in network operations and can bring the same stability to O2C during high-pressure launches.
—Ranganath Taware, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
Also, spray down watercraft and equipment with high-pressure hoses or rinse them off with water.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 16 Sep. 2025
The high-pressure system is expected to weaken and shift east next week, bringing the possibility of rain, mainly for northwestern Missouri and northeastern Kansas, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
Adjective
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Cynics may not believe the aggressive talk from the company.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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And the Buckeyes are working through some kinks in an offense that turns from conservative to aggressive in random segments of the game.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If products are merchandised poorly, no one will want to purchase it and money will not circle back to fisheries and the Alaskan economy could suffer.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, he was encouraged by the results of its summer merchandising efforts, rewards member base, pricing strategy and ability to take market share in the fuel business without sacrificing margins.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The President and his allies have also repeatedly asserted in recent days that Democrats are threatening to shut down the government to secure public money for undocumented migrants, despite the claim being widely debunked.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Additional revelations hint of Kiri's evolving powers, the menacing Quaritch bonding with Varang to help defeat the Na'vi, a spectacular air/sea clash between the Ash People, the RDA, and the Na’vi, and Spider threatening to kill someone offscreen.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This double release proves that their most ambitious and incisive work may still lie ahead.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
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Leadership has described ambitious targets.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The building is marketed as a luxury affordable housing community with its upscale finishes, stainless appliances and other amenities, according to Kevin McDonell, regional project partner for the developer Lincoln Avenue Communities.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Though Optimus has always been marketed as an industrial robot, Tesla has been riding the trend wave.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These teen boys were blackmailed online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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There have been reports of hackers using your home's location on maps to blackmail you or impersonating your boss to demand money.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The bond between the two men was at the center of a fierce political conflict that spread in Washington, San Salvador and Miami.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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And Kailey Agpaoa is goofy and funny as Doctor Sister, a self-sacrificing but fierce young woman who has given up her dreams to care of her aging parents while her older sister has a husband and medical career.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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“High-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressure. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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