as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
his father pressured him to go out for the swim team
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Recent Examples of pressured
Rabell was pressured to sign money transfers and a power of attorney document and pay a $2,000 deposit to an owner, adult protective investigator Eneida Senrra said under oath to Gardner, the Inspector General investigator.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Worries about that and pressured profit margins for companies meant the S&P 500 closed Tuesday with its worst loss for a quarter since the summer of 2022.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The closure of the waterway, which accounts for roughly 20% of global oil shipments, led to higher oil prices and pressured other supply chains 0151 putting investors on tenterhooks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
South Africa walked back earlier complaints that Washington pressured France to rescind its invitation to attend June’s G7 summit, a U-turn that may defuse a diplomatic row.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
One of the biggest global pop stars is constantly pressured by fans to use her influential platform to address timely issues.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The United States has pressured countries to take a militarized approach against organized crime.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Agents were busting down doors without warrants, and federal prosecutors were being pressured to investigate Good’s partner’s participation in Twin Cities ICE-watch groups.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Especially amid reports that both Beatrice and Eugenie accompanied their mother to meet with Epstein after his release from prison, and that their father pressured someone into gifting his daughters money.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Worries about that and pressured profit margins for companies meant the S&P 500 closed Tuesday with its worst loss for a quarter since the summer of 2022.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
The closure of the waterway, which accounts for roughly 20% of global oil shipments, led to higher oil prices and pressured other supply chains 0151 putting investors on tenterhooks.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
South Africa walked back earlier complaints that Washington pressured France to rescind its invitation to attend June’s G7 summit, a U-turn that may defuse a diplomatic row.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
One of the biggest global pop stars is constantly pressured by fans to use her influential platform to address timely issues.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The United States has pressured countries to take a militarized approach against organized crime.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Agents were busting down doors without warrants, and federal prosecutors were being pressured to investigate Good’s partner’s participation in Twin Cities ICE-watch groups.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Especially amid reports that both Beatrice and Eugenie accompanied their mother to meet with Epstein after his release from prison, and that their father pressured someone into gifting his daughters money.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressured
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Soft, adjustable lighting, outdoor rain showers with peepholes framing the scenery, incredibly comfy poolside daybeds, super-crisp sheets, open-plan bathrooms with capacious closets—everything works, but nothing feels forced or superfluous.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Broidy’s suit received tremendous publicity, driving away all of Global Risk’s clients, even the Qataris, and Chalker was forced to lay off its entire staff.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Discussions were had at those meetings, and every single thing that has happened has been compelled by council action.—
Jack Fink,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Your position urging Broward County to choose resiliency over regret reflected exactly why so many residents felt compelled to speak up.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-twentieth century, the US government experimented on poor Black men in Tuskegee, Alabama, to understand the life-cycle of syphilis; the men were coerced into remaining in their study for decades despite the fact that the disease’s cure, penicillin, had been discovered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Inspired by a real-life Northern Bank robbery, No Ordinary Heist centers on two feuding bank employees who are coerced into perpetrating Ireland‘s biggest bank heist after their families are kidnapped.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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For example, you're not obligated to buy the car rental company's expensive insurance, regardless of what a car rental salesperson claims.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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According to Castle, simple math suggests that the more fake streams the streaming companies are able to eradicate from their systems, the less money they’ll be obligated to dole out to labels.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Like Ash Wednesday, Good Friday is a day where Catholics are obliged to fast and stay abstinent throughout the day until midnight.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Apr. 2026
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The famously-shy sophomore obliged, several of her teammates whipping out their phones to record the big moment.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Pressured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressured. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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