HIGH-PRESSURES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

high-pressures

verb

present tense third-person singular of high-pressure

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Verb

Now Spector is making a bigger bet on how the company markets itself.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026
Signals directly affect how systems calculate risk, and this will continue to evolve as the prediction markets matures.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of markets

Verb

Marshall’s voting history now threatens to become a flashpoint in his reelection bid.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
This is important for healthcare companies because if a delay threatens a temperature-sensitive shipment, the package can be rerouted or returned to the sender before the medicine is compromised.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Definition of threatens

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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

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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

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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

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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
Sweden’s Hien had no idea how to stop Brobbey’s darting runs when looking to connect with crosses from out wide and the striker routinely bullies bigger boys before either scoring or creating for others.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of bullies

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The government has offered cash incentives to those willing to leave and pressures others to give up legal efforts by holding them in detention.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026
If a company pressures you into signing a contract before evaluating other options, that’s a red flag.

— Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of pressures

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