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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Kemp is doing just that ‒ and hoping that peer pressure works both ways.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Set in the year 2000, the outcast BFFs take on all their middle school milestones together, from dealing with peer pressure to their first kiss.
—James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The most common concern was the school environment—including safety, drug exposure, or negative peer pressure—which 83 percent of parents named as a factor.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Because mixing peer pressure with a strict routine actually works.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Set in the year 2000, the outcast BFFs take on all their middle school milestones together, from dealing with peer pressure to their first kiss.
—James Mercadante, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The most common concern was the school environment—including safety, drug exposure, or negative peer pressure—which 83 percent of parents named as a factor.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Because mixing peer pressure with a strict routine actually works.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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