high-pressured 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of high-pressurednext
as in intensive

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high-pressured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of high-pressure
1
as in marketed

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2
as in threatened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressured
  1. intensive
  2. marketed
  3. threatened
  4. intense
  5. terrorized
  6. concentrated
  7. blackmailed
  8. frenetic
Adjective
  • Although Altman didn’t explicitly say why the company is losing money, running AI models is very cost intensive, requiring investments in data centers and electricity to provide the necessary computing power.
    Tharin Pillay, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At present, nitrogen fixation—the chemical process required to produce ammonia from nitrogen gas—is hugely energy intensive, accounting for as much as two percent of the world’s annual energy budget.
    Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of intensive
Verb
  • The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Barbie was marketed with various careers designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, such as astronaut and doctor.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • Of the 24 species of scrub mints known today, over half are listed as threatened or endangered at either the state or federal level.
    Andre A. Naranjo, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Hezbollah, which was severely diminished during nearly 14 months of war, has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not fully withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.
    Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of threatened
Adjective
  • Flames were pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could fuel any spark into a fast-moving and erratic wildfire.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In 2021, a storm killed over 240 people and left millions of residents without power sparking intense backlash for ERCOT.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of intense
Verb
  • After achieving a conviction in a brutal triple homicide that had terrorized his mountain town, Sgt.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, Ethan, increasingly terrorized by it all, must keep his superior, Phil Sarkowski (Dean Norris), at bay, along with other colleagues, in order to keep Nora safe at a major turning point in their relationship.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrorized
Adjective
  • More importantly, all of these guys (along with the fab freshmen) are moving into the toughest part of the season: conference games against tougher opposition, in more hostile road venues, with more concentrated scouting.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • These developments are, however, heavily concentrated in the home stretch of the season.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of concentrated
Verb
  • There is a big question in the doc about her possibly being blackmailed by the Manses and also being stuck with a hefty tax bill as a result of their mismanagement of her disability benefits and other income.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
  • But this is a very watchable, surprisingly good thriller that takes place over Christmas Eve, with a TSA agent being blackmailed on the busiest day of the year to let some sort of extremely dangerous package through security.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of blackmailed
Adjective
  • Roughly one in eight Americans reports having no friends; the rest of us, according to my colleague Olga Khazan, never see our friends, stymied by the logistics of scheduling in a world that has become much more frenetic and much less organized around religion and civic clubs.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • No wonder his collection of real estate over the years has typically featured resort-like amenities, creating relaxing respites from the frenetic pace of showbiz.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of frenetic
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