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
Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
The planet’s large size – with a radius 2.6 times that of Earth – means that the planet’s interior likely contains a large mantle of high-pressure ice, like Neptune, according to astronomers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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
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Adjective
The business itself was born out of a stressful situation: Burke, working in the high-pressure tech industry, found herself on the brink of burnout and in need of calm.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
The planet’s large size – with a radius 2.6 times that of Earth – means that the planet’s interior likely contains a large mantle of high-pressure ice, like Neptune, according to astronomers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
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But in recent weeks, Musk dramatically lowered his taxpayer savings estimates from DOGE's government cuts, disagreed publicly with Trump's aggressive tariff policies and butted heads with multiple Trump officials, some publicly, revealing divisions within the White House over Musk's influence.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But last year, he was diagnosed with Richter’s Syndrome, another aggressive form of lymphoma, just before he was set to embark on a set of U.S. shows.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
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The company helps speed up product development and design conceptualization as internal teams collaborate more efficiently to visualize, iterate and test marketing campaigns, product assortments and merchandising assets like lookbooks and ecommerce content.—
Sharon Edelson,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Russo brothers, meanwhile, are known for their past accomplishments with transforming movies into merchandising opportunities.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Several analysts see the spending commitments as overtures to U.S. President Donald Trump, whose tariffs threaten to roil supply chains and raise costs for the technology industry.—
Zaheer Kachwala and Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The less Trump threatening Canada is in the headlines, the less the Conservatives are getting hammered by their inability to have a good position.—
Sean Collins,
Vox,
28 Apr. 2025
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Many experts say that far more ambitious objective is unlikely to be achieved without cutting major federal programs like Social Security and Medicare, which President Trump has vowed not to touch.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Growing the cinema industry in the kingdom, and creating bona fide festivals, performers and filmmakers, is all part of the ambitious Vision 2030, the kingdom’s blueprint for diversifying everything from its economy to its entertainment industry.—
Randee Dawn,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2025
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The new celebrity owners clearly bought into being ideal stewards of a downtrodden club, and the city of just under 45,000 embraced the unorthodox, reality-show approach to marketing the team.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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If these scientists succeed, technology will have helped produce a baby rhino that is 100% natural northern white rhino—not an imitation or amalgamation marketed as an ecological replacement.—
Douglas McCauley,
Time,
27 Apr. 2025
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Melania Trump has courted controversy, garnered attention for her fashion Trump's fashion choices are the subject of fierce controversy and constant attention.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Seven new projects debut on the 15-spot roster, making competition surprisingly fierce.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The company wholesales its collection to Neiman Marcus, Goop and specialty stores.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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From headquarters in the city’s most upscale mixed-use building, The Main Las Olas, BBX Capital operates subsidiaries ranging from real estate development to logistics to retail confections to door manufacturing and wholesaling.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Among the Trump administration’s demands on Columbia University in return for restoring $400 million in funding was a ban on masks, which many peaceful protesters wear not to menace others but to avoid being identified by facial recognition.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2025
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So far, the wolves have never menaced any humans, but a risk does exist.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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