HIGH-PRESSURED Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in intensive

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high-pressured

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verb

past tense of high-pressure

as in marketed

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Adjective

The second cohort members are all to become part of the intensive acceleration phase that’s steered by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership innovation team, with a concentration on pilot readiness.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
The inaugural Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Filmmaker Retreat, a four-day intensive program for filmmakers based in the Mid-South/South, held in partnership with Indie Media Arts South, launching October 10 – 13.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensive

Verb

His opponent is the incumbent, Mike Naig, a former lobbyist for Monsanto, the industrial giant that marketed Roundup, a weed killer that in some cases contains the controversial herbicide glyphosate.

— Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
The trend is reshaping how bedrooms are designed, how mattresses are marketed and how therapists talk about intimacy.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of marketed

Verb

In a filing late Tuesday, the Justice Department defended the ban, claiming that reporting from the outlets threatened national security.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
The latter report, however, points out that despite Uzbek political reforms, freedom of expression remains threatened in the region, per Amnesty International.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of threatened

Adjective

High-intensity interval training and long-duration intense cardio spike cortisol significantly, and doing them too often without recovery can keep the hormone elevated, but rest and frequency matter more than avoidance.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
This extra oceanic warmth is also likely to extend hurricane further into fall, with more intense hurricanes more likely than not through at least early November.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 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

The random shooting spree killed 10 people and terrorized the entire Washington, DC, area for three weeks.

— USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
That a Christian man was responsible for the devastation in Oklahoma City certainly didn’t matter to the thugs who terrorized a Muslim woman there, nearly seven months pregnant, by attacking her home, breaking her windows, screaming religious slurs.

— Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of terrorized

Adjective

Highly concentrated sugary drinks can slow gastric emptying, which may delay the delivery of fluids to the intestines where they’re absorbed.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
Making the area more concentrated — whether that means moving all team units indoors (as the organizers initially wanted) or changing the paddock’s layout — could create a better atmosphere next year.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of concentrated

Verb

Leaflets were distributed in a Berlin neighborhood in early September, inviting residents to a special ceremony.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Roja London is distributed globally through independent retailers and stores including Harrods, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, KaDeWe, Oberpollinger, Jovoy, Laure and El Palacio de Hierro.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

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