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.
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Keery and Matarazzo, who play the fan-favorite duo of Steve and Dustin, also take a more serious turn in the pressure cooker that is Stranger Things 5.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
The real pressure cooker comes toward the end of the pregnancy.
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Use it as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, or to steam, sauté, warm, and even make yogurt.
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But the modern workplace is a pressure cooker of rapid change and relentless complexity.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
The real pressure cooker comes toward the end of the pregnancy.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 10 Dec. 2025
Use it as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, or to steam, sauté, warm, and even make yogurt.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
But the modern workplace is a pressure cooker of rapid change and relentless complexity.
—Jj Rosen, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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