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adjective

ˈhī-ˈpre-shər How to pronounce high-pressure (audio)
Definition of high-pressurenext
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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high-pressure

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verb

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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
Adjective
During his reign, Deschamps favoured players who can live together and tolerate a high-pressure, high-emotion zone for up to seven weeks, a period that includes the pre-tournament training camps. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026 During Wednesday’s demonstration, the window washing drone began to elevate into the air as a high-pressure stream of water erupted from the nozzle, washing away the grime stuck on the Allapattah Goodwill Outlet’s walls. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Verb
Some entrepreneurs might slow down after 25 years in the high-pressure restaurant business. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 The integrated approach also reduces cognitive load on soldiers operating in high-pressure battlefield environments while maintaining continuous protection against incoming drone threats across formations. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high-pressure
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
  1. aggressive
  2. merchandise
  3. threaten
  4. ambitious
  5. market
  6. blackmail
  7. fierce
  8. wholesale
Adjective
  • And this sort of confrontation has become more common in recent years as Beijing has taken a more aggressive stance.
    — Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • By balancing strict fiscal management with an aggressive plan to diversify support and expand with new donors, the organization aims to ensure long-term stability while continuing to deliver high-quality artistic programming to Charlotte.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Definition of aggressive
Verb
  • The president has also profited from merchandising deals and high-dollar political and official events at his properties, significantly increasing his net worth since returning to power.
    — Bill Barrow, Fortune, 17 July 2026
  • Perhaps no group before or since has merchandised better than the Dead.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of merchandise
Verb
  • Ironically, as the office-to-residential boom has consumed millions of square feet of space, the office vacancy rate has declined and leasing has picked up, threatening converters’ ability to acquire properties at rock-bottom prices.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has previously threatened to build his own nuclear weapons should Iran acquire the bomb.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of threaten
Adjective
  • British producers are increasingly being asked to mount ambitious pics on compressed budgets, assemble public and private financing and demonstrate audience appetite earlier in the development cycle.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • SpaceX is planning the most ambitious refueling demonstration in history with its Starship rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of ambitious
Verb
  • Many of these compounds’ efficacy and safety remain incompletely and properly evaluated in humans, and continue to be used outside conventional medical frameworks, increasingly marketed with the language of longevity, optimization, and self-care.
    — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Contributing to market nervousness over global oil and gas supplies, Yemen's Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, declared that Bab el-Mandab, a Red Sea waterway crucial to Saudi Arabia's exports, would be off limits to that country.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 22 July 2026
Definition of market
Verb
  • But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral, and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Some students discovered the account and blackmailed Nichols into giving them better grades, the warrant states.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of blackmail
Adjective
  • This video shows firefighters battling fierce flames ripping through vegetation, propelled, in part, by strong gusts of wind.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Liverpool were trailing 2-1 early in the second half when the midfielder chested the ball down just outside the box and unleashed a fierce strike past Melker Ellborg.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of fierce
Verb
  • The company doesn’t wholesale its collection.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • Light industrial uses could include storage yards, data and information processing, medical or dental laboratories, research and development, warehouses, wholesaling or a recycling center.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of wholesale

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