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as in pressure
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time
with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now
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as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something
the company's orientation program places considerable stress on workplace safety
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as in to worry
to experience concern or anxiety
the restaurant manager has a tendency to stress about every little thing that goes wrong
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as in to emphasize
to make more apparent
his bad performance only stressed what I'd been saying all along
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as in to highlight
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
the doctor stressed the importance of exercise
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Recent Examples of stress
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Simply speaking, during stress, your logical brain takes a backseat while your emotional brain steps forward.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, a spokesperson for the department instead stressed the need for stability in the West Bank.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Noun
And Ortega also discussed the stress of getting the very specific role just right.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Simply speaking, during stress, your logical brain takes a backseat while your emotional brain steps forward.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
This will make it so that LLMs are either trained or put into operation at times when renewable energy is abundant and grids are least stressed.
—Diganta Sengupta, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, a spokesperson for the department instead stressed the need for stability in the West Bank.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stress
Noun
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Tina’s decision to leave the U.S. unfolded against the broader backdrop of mounting political pressure against immigration.—
Sam Wolson,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
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Mostly sunny skies and building high pressure aloft will gradually raise temperatures and humidity through the next week.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Although a lawyer’s lifetime achievements were considered, emphasis was placed on their most recent accomplishments.—
Liane Jackson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Bioethicists warn the risks are concerning The emphasis on charging ahead worries many observers.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now, conservation experts worry the road will propel more urbanization.—
Natalia Jaramillo,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Half a world away at British University Vietnam, the starting point was different: academic misconduct reports were rising, and administrators worried that AI use was undermining rigor.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ethereum draws its strength from a strong developer community that emphasizes strengthening the network’s infrastructure.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That newest edition of the game emphasizes fun over following the rules to a T, and actual play is a great demonstration of how that looks at a game night, said Justice Arman, managing game designer of Dungeons & Dragons.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, the report highlights a sharp decline in the desirability of open office layouts.—
Gleb Tsipursky,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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Topline Elon Musk attacked Apple in a series of posts on X, accusing the iPhone-maker of refusing to highlight his social media platform and AI chatbot Grok on the App Store and boosting his rival and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s products instead.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ryan Yarbrough and Fernando Cruz each started rehab assignments at Triple-A on Thursday after suffering oblique strains in June.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Miguel Vargas was a late scratch before an Aug. 2 game against the Los Angeles Angels because of a left oblique strain.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The key is creating the ability—both in yourself and in your organization—to navigate uncertainty with flexibility and focus.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Therefore, look to prioritize message flow over channel focus.—
Srikanth Ramachandran,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The key questions to address with AI include are citizens more confident engaging with tribal services, does AI strengthen traditions, language, or practices, and does technology reinforce tribal governance authority?—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stress. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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