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
Examples of pressure cooker in a Sentence
The new boss has turned the office into a pressure cooker.
Recent Examples on the Web
But the pressure cooker of a reunion soon uncovers old traumas, rekindles old romances, reignites old resentments, and reveals new secrets… throwing our characters into chaotic drama that’s reminiscent of the past, but with a much more modern perspective.
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Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Meat and vegetables will cook in about the same time as the pressure cooker.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
The innovations produced in the pressure cooker of Taiwan’s industrializing economy were shaped by the unique demands of Taiwanese culture at the time, according to Shih-Fen Chen, a business professor at Western Washington University who has conducted extensive case studies of Taiwanese businesses.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
And many rice cookers can actually do a lot more than cook rice; plenty are bona fide multi-cookers with the capabilities of a slow cooker, pressure cooker, and food steamer all in one machine.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2023
Where Strings and Tenenbaum differ is in their perspective on how the pressure cookers of online dating, social media, and economic repression affect different social groups.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
But over the last year some interesting entries into the stovetop espresso came on to my radar, like this from Bellman that looks like a teeny tiny pressure cooker.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
With the Film Academy, Ruderman has been able to help the industry address that historically exclusionary pressure cooker, focusing its dedication to disability rights in other corners of society on an industry that may be finally ready to move forward after decades of lagging behind.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
In the pressure cooker of Division I football and basketball, how could higher education better manage the balancing of winning and educational interests?
—Donna Lopiano, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
Meat and vegetables will cook in about the same time as the pressure cooker.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2024
The innovations produced in the pressure cooker of Taiwan’s industrializing economy were shaped by the unique demands of Taiwanese culture at the time, according to Shih-Fen Chen, a business professor at Western Washington University who has conducted extensive case studies of Taiwanese businesses.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
And many rice cookers can actually do a lot more than cook rice; plenty are bona fide multi-cookers with the capabilities of a slow cooker, pressure cooker, and food steamer all in one machine.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2023
Where Strings and Tenenbaum differ is in their perspective on how the pressure cookers of online dating, social media, and economic repression affect different social groups.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
But over the last year some interesting entries into the stovetop espresso came on to my radar, like this from Bellman that looks like a teeny tiny pressure cooker.
—Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit, 11 Mar. 2024
With the Film Academy, Ruderman has been able to help the industry address that historically exclusionary pressure cooker, focusing its dedication to disability rights in other corners of society on an industry that may be finally ready to move forward after decades of lagging behind.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
In the pressure cooker of Division I football and basketball, how could higher education better manage the balancing of winning and educational interests?
—Donna Lopiano, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
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“Pressure cooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20cooker. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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