Synonyms
Examples of pressing in a Sentence
a pressing need for reform
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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The disability discrimination dilemma One of the most pressing issues is disability discrimination.
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Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
Even as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to find a way to override the court, critics said the policy was a distraction from the most pressing issue: an enormous backlog of unresolved asylum cases that has ballooned under the Conservatives, to 140,000 this year from about 22,000 in March 2018.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Nuclear Armageddon and climate change are much more pressing worries.
—Susan D'agostino, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
But in Michoacán, the more pressing question is whether its residents can survive the avocado.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Tuesday's glam night in Singapore saw stars like actress Cate Blanchett, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham and Emmy award-winning actor and producer Sterling K. Brown herald the next wave of environmentalists and businesses who have some of the answers to the planet's most pressing problems.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
Artificial intelligence seemed to be the most pressing issue on guild members’ minds at the Disney rally.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
The most pressing issue to be discussed at the retreat was what to do about Jonathan Majors, the actor who had been poised to carry the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but instead is headed to a high-profile trial in New York later this month on domestic violence charges.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
And at their core, myths are ways to probe at the most pressing issues of our existence: Where did everything begin and where does everything end?
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
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Gleb Tsipursky, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
Even as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to find a way to override the court, critics said the policy was a distraction from the most pressing issue: an enormous backlog of unresolved asylum cases that has ballooned under the Conservatives, to 140,000 this year from about 22,000 in March 2018.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
Nuclear Armageddon and climate change are much more pressing worries.
—Susan D'agostino, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
But in Michoacán, the more pressing question is whether its residents can survive the avocado.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
Tuesday's glam night in Singapore saw stars like actress Cate Blanchett, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham and Emmy award-winning actor and producer Sterling K. Brown herald the next wave of environmentalists and businesses who have some of the answers to the planet's most pressing problems.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
Artificial intelligence seemed to be the most pressing issue on guild members’ minds at the Disney rally.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
The most pressing issue to be discussed at the retreat was what to do about Jonathan Majors, the actor who had been poised to carry the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe but instead is headed to a high-profile trial in New York later this month on domestic violence charges.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 1 Nov. 2023
And at their core, myths are ways to probe at the most pressing issues of our existence: Where did everything begin and where does everything end?
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing pressing
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressing. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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