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
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Mahomes and Reid have provided plenty of strong responses in high-pressure moments throughout their nine seasons together.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 12 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
Discovery under pressure Warm ice is a high-pressure form of solid water that remains stable at room temperature instead of freezing or melting under normal conditions.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Mahomes and Reid have provided plenty of strong responses in high-pressure moments throughout their nine seasons together.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 12 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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Being passive aggressive and giving non-committal responses is clearly not working.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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But even with the aggressive approach, the talent gap was evident.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Oct. 2025
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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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The second-biggest party in South Africa’s government proposed an end to Black economic empowerment laws, a move that threatens to upend the country’s shaky coalition.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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But as the work stoppage drags on and the strikers face losing everything, friends become enemies, families are divided, and the very future of this typical mid-American town is threatened.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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O'Connor does a great job of embodying the character of Mooney, who is not the ambitious criminal the film's title suggests.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Oct. 2025
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In the moment that summarizes one of Good News’ thematic throughlines, Nobody is speaking to Seo Go-myung (Weak Hero Class 1’s Hong Kyung), an ambitious Air Force lieutenant who is as close to an audience surrogate as Good News gets.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Aquastar (USA) Corp recalled several frozen raw shrimp products, marketed under the AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, and Publix brand names, according to the official FDA announcement.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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It was marketed as a cosmetic treatment for androgenetic alopecia (AGA), but beneath its appeal of luscious locks lies a darker story, one that's now being brought to light by a sweeping new review from Mayer Brezis and colleagues at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The offenders will get young women to send explicit photos using similar blackmailing tactics.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shay blackmails him, triggering a father-son feud.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Children’s Health Defense, the organization Kennedy built into one of the fiercest foes of childhood vaccines, took interest in the Idaho bill early on.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 2025
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Two-time All Pro linebacker James Harrison led a fierce Pittsburgh Steelers defense for years, winning Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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