peer pressure
noun
: a feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one's age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them
She started drinking in high school because of peer pressure.
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That's kind of a bad peer pressure that there's always someone in bad weather that keeps driving.
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Or a lot like being a kid in a candy store, except the kid was a college freshman, living 2,500 miles away from home, in desperate need of new friends, incredibly susceptible to peer pressure; the store was the fraternity house; and the candy was alcohol and cigarettes.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
Many kids face a daunting world of peer pressure, confusion, loneliness and mental health concerns.
—Kevin Malone, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Mason believes such risky or otherwise poor behavior among younger riders can be chalked up to peer pressure.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
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Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Or a lot like being a kid in a candy store, except the kid was a college freshman, living 2,500 miles away from home, in desperate need of new friends, incredibly susceptible to peer pressure; the store was the fraternity house; and the candy was alcohol and cigarettes.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Nov. 2025
Many kids face a daunting world of peer pressure, confusion, loneliness and mental health concerns.
—Kevin Malone, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Mason believes such risky or otherwise poor behavior among younger riders can be chalked up to peer pressure.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peer pressure
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“Peer pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20pressure. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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