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
Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Defensively, key contributors have missed stretches of games, forcing young players to emerge into high-pressure roles.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
That will be a switch from a high-pressure warm pattern that’s been building since the weekend along with the temperatures.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
This is the sort of high-pressure challenge Mount relishes.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Defensively, key contributors have missed stretches of games, forcing young players to emerge into high-pressure roles.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
Swift’s fame ensured that the album would be a hit no matter what, but moving more than 3.5 million units in seven days required high-pressure sales techniques more common to mattress retailers than musicians.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
That will be a switch from a high-pressure warm pattern that’s been building since the weekend along with the temperatures.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
Adjective
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The Dallas Cowboys and team owner Jerry Jones have been very interested in the idea of getting aggressive ahead of the upcoming NFL trade deadline.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Unlike their alligator cousins, which are known to occasionally attack people, American crocodiles are shyer and less aggressive.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They are not merchandised with products for shopping and are situated where customers live or work.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Means, still living in Phoenix, started the merchandizing company Hello Merch in 2008.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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But the 21-year-old mother is worried about what the coming weeks will look like for her family as the second-longest government shutdown in US history threatens their access to a critical food assistance program.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The ambitious approach to the series featured the first-ever open-world campaign, and 343 Industries had plans to regularly add to it for years with story DLC, split-screen co-op (which it was supposed to launch with), and more.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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An ambitious journey Construction began in 2019 but faced several delays due to its intricate design and the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The original vans were marketed as economic haulers for family and friends.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Carrillo said there are various funding sources markets tap.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The hack may have been seeking to blackmail Bolton.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, a manipulative judge, Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), lurks around the fringes, hoping to seduce or even blackmail the electrically attractive Hedda.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rebound in corporate profitability was largely helped by Beijing’s policies aimed at curtailing fierce price competition across industrial sectors, at a time when deflation in producer prices stretched into its third year.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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The eyewall generally produces the fiercest winds and heaviest rainfall, according to Deanna Hence, a professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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“High-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressure. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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