as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
a high-pressure salesman who wouldn't take "no" for an answer "for a limited time only" and other standbys of high-pressure advertising
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as in to merchandise
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as in to threaten
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Recent Examples of high-pressure
Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The city has set five daily heat records in December due to a persistent high-pressure system.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
There are some signals that rain chances will start to increase by the middle of next week as a high-pressure ridge starts to break down, and a series of shortwaves (small disturbances) move through.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The high-pressure series starring Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, and Katherine LaNasa, about doctors, nurses, and residents at a Pittsburgh trauma medical unit set over one single shift, will pick up 10 months after the finale of Season 1 and take place over the Fourth of July weekend.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The city has set five daily heat records in December due to a persistent high-pressure system.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
Record high temperatures were expected across Arizona as a strong high-pressure system made its way through the state, just a week after cooler temperatures shocked Arizonans.
—Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
There are some signals that rain chances will start to increase by the middle of next week as a high-pressure ridge starts to break down, and a series of shortwaves (small disturbances) move through.
—Michael Autovino, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
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While investors had broadly praised Abel's first annual shareholder letter for reaffirming Berkshire's long-standing culture of financial strength and disciplined investing, some had hoped for more aggressive signals on capital deployment given the company's swelling cash balance.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … CROSSING A LINE — JFK's grandson defends 'aggressive' posts about Vance's wife.—
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FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The rights to his image are managed by CMG Worldwide, which specializes in celebrities merchandising.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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No matter how they're merchandised, take notice of these home staples.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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The person said Mays presented himself as a professional gambler and allegedly threatened to take away the tipster’s child if the person exposed his activities.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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The American-Israeli military campaign set off a series of attacks and counterattacks that have hit or threatened several Gulf nations.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Mar. 2026
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Career conversations ask for calm leadership as the vibrant Sun embraces clever Mercury in your 10th House of Respect, invigorating you with ambitious potential.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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As their most ambitious composer, Wise set his sights on the console’s SPC700 sound chip, maximizing its potential by conceiving an inventive, maddeningly strenuous composition process.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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Much of what Iglesias learned about marketing himself was inspired by the WWE.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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At the top of the pyramid stood a chief executive officer who marketed the company’s work as the antidote to the opioid epidemic.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hayley turns out to be a call girl Halberstram had hired to woo and blackmail powerful figures.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Whitney had a Jeffrey Epstein-like habit of blackmailing powerful associates with recordings of intimate moments, often with his ex-escort assistant Haley (Kiernan Shipka).—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Ferrari, once Mercedes’ fiercest F1 rival before Red Bull took over in that role at the start of the 2020s, threatened to crash the party once the lights went out.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the spring battles for starting jobs look fierce; Warren Roberson, Kade Phillips, Kobe Black and Wardell Mack join Mascoe as cornerbacks that could make a claim on a starting job while safeties Jordon Johnson-Rubell and Zelus Hicks each could use a strong spring to make their case.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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Prices on apparel wholesaling climbed 5%, while the apparel, jewelry, footwear and accessories retailing category spiked 8%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The idea was to create the first ever international drugstore chain operator and drug wholesaling company.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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