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
Emilia Benton, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
Unlike existing portable desalination systems based on reverse osmosis, the MIT team’s prototype does not need any high-pressure pumping or maintenance by technicians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The app guides people step by step, celebrates progress, and removes the high-pressure interactions that often make people shut down.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
At the time, Cherington was working at a high-pressure job as an exercise physiology-and-physical-therapy assistant in the intensive care unit at a Boston hospital.
—Emilia Benton, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
Unlike existing portable desalination systems based on reverse osmosis, the MIT team’s prototype does not need any high-pressure pumping or maintenance by technicians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
Verb
An unusually intense high-pressure system has settled over central Arizona, fueling the latest round of triple-digit highs and keeping any meaningful rain out of reach.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The app guides people step by step, celebrates progress, and removes the high-pressure interactions that often make people shut down.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
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The former Calle 13 member impresses her sensitivity to this piece, originally written by Orlando Brito and popularized in 1975 by the great Héctor Lavoe, giving it new life with her powerful, dramatic voice, accompanied by street guitars and harsh, aggressive chords that captivate the listener.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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Potential Fed chair David Zervos backs an aggressive rate cut.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to a new report, the company has a strong interest in the icon for his merchandising potential, separate from his ongoing roles with other promotions.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Aug. 2025
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Taylor Swift's rest and relaxation continues as her merchandising company promotes a new product.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The record-setting donation comes as the Trump administration has frozen or threatened to pull funding from prestigious universities around the U.S. over antisemitism allegations and opposition to the universities’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Meera also noted how the Trump Administration’s rhetoric toward the District’s homeless population ties into the law enforcement influx, as the Administration has threatened fines or jail time for homeless individuals who refuse shelter or treatment.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Aug. 2025
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Below, Christopher tells PEOPLE about his ambitious career goals, talks about his love for action movies, and much more.—
Nigel Smith,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Even with an ambitious outlook, Vice is not aiming to join studios at the top end of the market making pilots for tens of millions of dollars.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
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The venue will also offer improv classes, improv for the workplace and private coaching, marketing itself as not only a hub for entertainment but for creativity, skill-building and community connection.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The plan is to now bring it to market in early 2026.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Nonetheless, the show’s premiere provides the perfect moment to map out the slimy, menacing world of Ellen Ripley and company in their epic battle against one of the galaxy’s fiercest creatures.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Yet even before this system was fully in place, opposition to it emerged, beginning in the early 1990s with the fierce debate over the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).—
Michael B. G. Froman,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Aug. 2025
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Alivia launched online in 2020 and in 2021 started wholesaling its clothing.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
20 Feb. 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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Down the road from Ford’s Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Colby Wu, co-owner of Stratus Plastics, laid out a series of near-death experiences that have menaced the company founded by his father, William Wu, who came with his family as refugees from Mao’s China in 1965.—
Ian Austen,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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And that burgeoning population, menaced by poverty and the police, felt the city’s malignance.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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