press for

verb

pressed for; pressing for; presses for

: to make a demand for (something)

Laborers are pressing for higher wages.

Examples of press for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Paraguay’s largest teachers union, which has more than 40,000 members, plans to begin an indefinite national strike Monday to press for protection of public pension funds. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Because the cannabis plant has other uses — seeds are pressed for oil and fibers used for cloth — their presence alone doesn’t confirm drug use. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Voters pressed for time to cast their ballots may need to bring their children with them to vote. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

And that figure fell to just 10% in the port city of Durban, where the populist uMkhonto weSizwe Party (or MK), which is pressing for sweeping state control of the economy and built around former president Jacob Zuma, is comfortably ahead in polls. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for press for

• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor
• before
• bookstore
• candour
• centaur
• claymore