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
1
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
  • Hope Lodge | Sutherland, Scotland Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen opened this lodge as part of his intensive, extensive investments into his adoptive home of Scotland, which he’s dubbed Wildland.
    — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
  • But Kenneth Corey, who spent more than three decades at the New York City Police Department, says more intensive vetting, such as mandatory psychological evaluations, is becoming more common.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 July 2026
Definition of intensive
Verb
  • The property has also been listed for sale multiple times over the last five to 10 years, with the property being marketed for sale again in 2024.
    — Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • Supplements are often marketed for heart health, but research on their benefits varies.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 20 July 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • When it was threatened by a winter freeze, Rowlings pulled out all the stops.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, five armed men carrying machine guns invaded their land, threatened families and searched for their main leaders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of threatened
Adjective
  • His plan, scheduled for a vote at the Beach commission on Wednesday after two years of often-intense debate and revision, comes in the prosaic form of a technical zoning change.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Criticism from the political left was, predictably, swift and intense.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of intense
Verb
  • Next door is a vast haberdashery, with sewing kits, yarns, buttons, quilt patches and threads merchandised in colorful heaps on tables and along walls.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • Perhaps no group before or since has merchandised better than the Dead.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of merchandised
Verb
  • The 1990s were a period of instability across the country, including in Goma, which saw periods of widespread looting that started with mutinous security forces and during which soldiers terrorized the population.
    — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026
  • The river once terrorized Angelenos; its unconstrained flow was prone to flooding until most of its 51 miles were lined with concrete starting in the 1940s.
    — Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of terrorized
Adjective
  • Lately, though, the highly concentrated, tech-centric momentum trade has put more investors on edge.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Ideal scenarios include bridging home purchases, awaiting imminent liquidity events, more time to diversify concentrated stock positions, or covering large one-time expenses with a clear repayment plan.
    — Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of concentrated
Verb
  • Moreover, the long incubation period for infection means that the crop responsible would have been distributed weeks ago.
    — Annika Kim Constantino,Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 July 2026
  • The codes for all containers worldwide are distributed by the Bureau International des Containers (BIC).
    — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
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