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
Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
AccuWeather meteorologist Kai Kerkow said the high-pressure system parked over California that has kept winter weather at bay appears likely to weaken.
—James Powel, USA Today, 8 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
But the core is too deep for direct observation, and its high-pressure conditions are challenging to replicate in a lab.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
AccuWeather meteorologist Kai Kerkow said the high-pressure system parked over California that has kept winter weather at bay appears likely to weaken.
—James Powel, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
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The operation also resulted in the killing of two US citizens, the deployment of aggressive tactics by armed, masked DHS agents, and a soaring sense of trepidation permeating Minnesota’s immigrant communities.—
Yahya Salem,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Torres Hidalgo had been diagnosed with the rare and aggressive form of soft tissue cancer in December 2024.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 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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Trump has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Iran to agree to constrain its nuclear program and over Tehran's crackdown on nationwide protests.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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The fitness of the second and third generations is threatened by the very privilege they are born into.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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You’re not really allowed to be ambitious.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Stolz is halfway through his ambitious four-event program in Milan with two gold medals already.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Some experts have drawn comparisons between the social media trial and the tobacco industry lawsuits of the 1990s, which sought to hold companies accountable for their products and how they were marketed.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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As the prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket dominate the attention of investors and regulators, a sports-focused challenger called Novig is announcing $75 million in fresh funding to compete with the twin giants.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Were the photographs made for prurience, to objectify the victims, or to blackmail the guilty?—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Pavel accused Macinka of blackmailing him.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some of the fiercest storms in the South were reported near Lake Charles, Louisiana, where high winds from a thunderstorm overturned a horse trailer and a Mardi Gras float, damaged an airport jet bridge and flung the metal awning from a house into power lines.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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There’s Manny, Zitzs and EZ, who has a way with the girls; Izzy, an abused boy who hides his family’s secrets, and Gloria, as good at sports as the boys and so fierce nobody teases her little sister about her stutter.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 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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“High-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressure. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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