under pressure
idiom
1
: tightly pressed into a container
The contents of the bottle are under pressure.
2
: in a state of stress or anxiety because of having too much to do
They both work well under pressure.
3
: being made to feel forced to do something (as by arguments, threats, etc.)
The mayor is under pressure to resign.
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Across industries, companies are under pressure to improve efficiency, scale effectively, meet rising customer expectations and keep pace with evolving regulations—all of which demand leading-edge technology.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Built inside unbreakable sheets of crystallized boron nitride, the devices can measure stress and magnetism in materials under pressure more than 30,000 times greater than the atmosphere.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
But on third-and-3 from the Carolina 12, Kyler Murray ran left under pressure.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Studio follows Rogen’s Matt Remick, the head of a fictional Hollywood movie studio that’s under pressure.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Built inside unbreakable sheets of crystallized boron nitride, the devices can measure stress and magnetism in materials under pressure more than 30,000 times greater than the atmosphere.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
But on third-and-3 from the Carolina 12, Kyler Murray ran left under pressure.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Studio follows Rogen’s Matt Remick, the head of a fictional Hollywood movie studio that’s under pressure.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Under pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20pressure. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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