high-pressured 1 of 2

adjective

as in intensive

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high-pressured

2 of 2

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
  • Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On the cost side, Zuckerberg did acknowledge that Muse is currently very compute-intensive.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of intensive
Verb
  • At retailers and online, it can be found marketed in flavors.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Brian and Michael Speciale (Season 9, Episode 13) Remember the Snuggie, that thin little piece of material marketed as some sort of revolutionary comfort innovation?
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • Torres threatened to expose the relationship to her employer.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But the rumor of ad sales led to an insurrection on Spanish-language Wikipedia, which threatened to break away.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of threatened
Adjective
  • George Bonanno, a psychologist at Columbia University, explains that many people who have intense symptoms initially—such as nightmares and flashbacks—won’t develop PTSD.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Still, the competition among jewelers is becoming more intense, not only for sports team’s commissions but also to design ever flashier pieces with intricate details.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of intense
Verb
  • Dress shirts are merchandised in the center, and include the popular Traveler assortment.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 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
  • Clark plays the daughter of Ursula (Jessica Chastain) and Russ (Jay Duplass), a young girl terrorized by a sinister figure who looks just like her mother, known as the titular Other Mommy.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Set in 1988, this new installment follows a family who leaves Jakarta for Bandung in search of a fresh start, only to be terrorized by the restless spirit of a young girl and her doll, Ghawiah.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of terrorized
Adjective
  • While this trend signals mounting pressure across financing conditions, analysts note that a modest retrenchment in market risk exposure represents a healthy calibration, serving as a buffer to mitigate concentrated risk spillovers.
    — , CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Protein powders are a concentrated source of bioavailable protein, with a scoop of whey protein packing as much as 28 grams.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of concentrated
Verb
  • Investigators said at the time that more than 25 songs had been played or distributed online without permission from Eminem or the group that owns his music, Capitol Labels Group.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The numbers were distributed evenly across the incoming beam, and whether the photon passed the polarizer depended on its number and the polarizer’s angle.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
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