high-pressured 1 of 2

adjective

as in intensive

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high-pressured

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verb

past tense of high-pressure
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as in marketed

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as in threatened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressured
  1. intensive
  2. marketed
  3. threatened
  4. intense
  5. merchandised
  6. terrorized
  7. concentrated
  8. distributed
Adjective
  • By the twentieth century, intensive farming practices had left the South dangerously vulnerable to erosion, producing depleted swaths of land where kudzu would later flourish.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The next day, Alex Pretti, an intensive-care nurse and a lifelong Catholic, was shot and killed by federal agents.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of intensive
Verb
  • Yapah Curls’s product recommendation videos include a mix of brands primarily marketed toward Black customers, like The Doux, and offerings from Eva NYC, Garnier, and L’Oréal Paris.
    — Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Medical treatments being marketed to firefighters should be evaluated and tested to make sure there are no unintended consequences, DeCrane said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • Their meeting came days after Trump threatened to bomb the country over their Strait of Hormuz negotiations with Iran.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In 2009, after the advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood threatened a class-action lawsuit over deceptive marketing claims, Disney began offering every household a refund for up to four Baby Einstein DVDs.
    — Elise Broach, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of threatened
Adjective
  • Utilities have raised rates to pay for wildfire prevention and recovery as climate change has made the blazes more intense and frequent.
    — Sophie Austin, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Electrolyte beverages can help replenish hydration after an intense workout or stomach bug.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of intense
Verb
  • As shoppers seek physical stores this upcoming holiday, retailers need to ensure brick-and-mortar stores are well-staffed and neatly merchandised as well as stocked with in-demand inventory.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • PlusOne will be merchandised within the Wellness by Ulta Beauty areas in stores, alongside other wellness solutions.
    — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of merchandised
Verb
  • Surveillance footage captured the brief window of time when a masked man wearing a creepy Chucky-style Halloween mask terrorized multiple people in downtown Philadelphia.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Gabby Williams, a former Chicago draft pick and standout, terrorized her onetime team to the tune of 13 points and three steals.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrorized
Adjective
  • While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • However, Amodei has warned that the economic benefits of AI could become concentrated among a relatively small group of people.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of concentrated
Verb
  • The group has constructed more than 820 all-terrain wheelchairs; fabricated 900 orthotics and prosthetics; and distributed more than 740 hearing aids.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The decline in applications was unevenly distributed across institutions, with data suggesting a larger cushion for the most competitive universities than for those with a lower global profile.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributed
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