pressure cooker
noun
1
: an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under pressure
2
: a situation or environment that is fraught with emotional or social pressures
pressure-cook
verb
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The new boss has turned the office into a pressure cooker.
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His form surged late in the season, and his composure is tailor-made for Bethpage’s pressure cooker.
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Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
So happy for my man @TommyFleetwood1 for enduring the relentless pressure cooker his quality golf has put him in during these playoffs and there is no more deserving champ.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Many of us are frustrated by the pressure cooker of society today, but running away from it all is not it.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The best pressure cookers make foods that usually take hours to cook—stews, braises, beans—come together often in as little as 30 minutes.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
So happy for my man @TommyFleetwood1 for enduring the relentless pressure cooker his quality golf has put him in during these playoffs and there is no more deserving champ.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Many of us are frustrated by the pressure cooker of society today, but running away from it all is not it.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The best pressure cookers make foods that usually take hours to cook—stews, braises, beans—come together often in as little as 30 minutes.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pressure cooker
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“Pressure cooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20cooker. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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