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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
Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
Sizzling temperatures like that can lead to heat stress, dehydration, and skin burns.
—Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The partnership is a first-of-its-kind but is selective, with Holmes stressing only a tiny proportion of the Disney+ library will move to ITVX and vice versa – totalling around 70 to 100 hours to ITVX at the start and a little more going the other way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
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Noun
High levels of stress, both short-term and long-term levels, can raise cortisol levels.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 10 July 2025
Sizzling temperatures like that can lead to heat stress, dehydration, and skin burns.
—Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
Verb
Instructors also stress that trainees learning to work in towers should look out the virtual windows to observe aircraft rather than just relying on radar.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
The partnership is a first-of-its-kind but is selective, with Holmes stressing only a tiny proportion of the Disney+ library will move to ITVX and vice versa – totalling around 70 to 100 hours to ITVX at the start and a little more going the other way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stress
Noun
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This candid conversation explores trust, strategy, career milestones, and the unfiltered reality of navigating fame, pressure, and performance together.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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As coffee lovers become more knowledgeable and discerning about the sourcing, roasting, brewing, sustainability and taste of coffee, this creates pressure on the hospitality industry to meet their expectations.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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These trips are an important opportunity to spend time with producers, review the prior year’s crop, taste coffees as they are being harvested, and meet new partners that are aligned with our company’s emphasis on organic production and benchmark quality.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Since Craig Breslow took over as Boston’s chief baseball officer the Red Sox have placed a greater emphasis on pitching.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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On account of its relative remoteness--sat between Scotland 200 miles to the south and Iceland 400 miles to the north--the Faroe Islands hasn’t had to worry about over-tourism too much.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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When Test Track officially opens on July 22, guests will not have to worry about virtual queues.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Both organizations emphasized improvements made to welfare systems and reporting procedures since 2016, when Endemol merged with Shine, and again in 2020 when Banijay acquired Endemol Shine.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Lawmakers who support using STAR bonds emphasize that taxpayers aren’t on the hook if the projects don’t make enough money to pay back the debt.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
Verb
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The First Fridays events — held the first Friday of July, August, September and October — will highlight the others.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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The fact that the recent spike in geopolitical risk and oil prices drove only a small and temporary boost to the dollar highlights its newfound fragility, Francesco Pesole, FX strategist at ING, said in a note on June 26.—
Jenni Reid,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Wallner took off on the play and drew a throw to second from Cubs catcher Reese McGuire, which allowed Lewis, who has missed 49 games over two stints on the injured list because of a left hamstring strain, to race home and easily score.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The populist strain of the right also sees the world as zero-sum and condemns the concentration of power — not of the rich, but among foreigners and institutions: universities, technology firms, government bureaucracies, international agencies, and so on.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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More often, though, the focus is on reenacting the past as faithfully as possible.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 July 2025
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New operating models require new roles, new mindsets, and a steadfast focus on relationships and communication with teams and partners about the changes ahead.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
Verb
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In psychology, rituals are known to reduce anxiety and reinforce identity, especially during change.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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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,
12 July 2025
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“Stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stress. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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