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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Put a seasoned but healthy Warriors team in the pressure cooker that is the NBA playoffs, and anything can happen.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
McCormick also recommends using slow cookers or pressure cookers, which add moisture and help prevent excessive browning.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The lids of the pressure cookers can be opened too soon, allowing hot contents to escape and possibly burn users.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
The field can feel like a pressure cooker.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
McCormick also recommends using slow cookers or pressure cookers, which add moisture and help prevent excessive browning.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The lids of the pressure cookers can be opened too soon, allowing hot contents to escape and possibly burn users.
—Jenna Anderson, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
The field can feel like a pressure cooker.
—Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Pressure cooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20cooker. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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