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high-pressures

verb

present tense third-person singular of high-pressure
1
as in deals (in)

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2
as in menaces

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressures
  1. markets
  2. threatens
  3. shames
  4. terrorizes
  5. cows
  6. blackmails
  7. bullies
  8. pressures
Verb
  • The MiHIGH Infrared Sauna Blanket lists at $179 and markets calorie burn and muscle-ache relief.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Outdoorsy markets solidly over-performed from Twin Falls, Idaho, to Traverse City Michigan, Rapid City South Dakota and Billings Montana.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of markets
Verb
  • This is, of course, the conception of fundamentalist theology, which threatens eternal hellfire for anyone who defies its commandments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, the rise in diesel costs threatens to worsen a surge of inflation set off by the outbreak of the Iran war nearly seven months ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of threatens
Verb
  • A lot of the discussion around tablet use among kids shames parents, framing it as an example of lazy or bad parenting.
    — Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
  • Here are 8 books that reveal covert lives, truths that society forbids or shames, and an effusion of vibrant spirit.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of shames
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  • The movie, starring Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver and Miles Teller, follows two brothers who pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
  • There’s folklore about a witch in the woods who terrorizes travelers, and a few creepy figurines to go along with the story.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of terrorizes
Verb
  • With their long and crescent-shaped horns, the Inyambo cows graze at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza and at the homes of some of Rwanda's richest people, including President Paul Kagame.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • The notion of cow tipping is based on the idea that cows sleep standing up.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of cows
Verb
  • The third ended by setting Deborah and Ava on a collision course after Ava blackmails Deborah into becoming head writer of her late-night show, only to render the fallout in cartoonishly broad terms.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Their antagonism peaked at the end of Season 3, when Deborah achieves her dream of landing a late-night chair and Ava blackmails her way into the head-writer job.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Definition of blackmails
Verb
  • Backstage, Kenny Omega calls the Don Callis Family bullies and tells them to pick any three members to face him and The Young Bucks, who are standing beside Omega, next week.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Williams called Valkyries fans bullies in an Instagram Live stream earlier this week, and by Friday night, Chase Center had the receipts.
    — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Definition of bullies
Verb
  • High inflation also pressures the Fed to reduce the money supply by increasing interest rates, making cheap credit harder to get.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • If a message pressures you to donate immediately, verify your identity or click a link before a deadline, avoid using the link in the email when anything feels off.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of pressures
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“High-pressures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressures. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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