high-pressuring

present participle of high-pressure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressuring
Verb
  • But the point buried within Napier’s coach-speak seminar explains why Power 4 teams, especially those with playoff aspirations, may stop scheduling remotely threatening Group of 5 opponents.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Drummond has served prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Here's what really happened, including who was secretly terrorizing Lauryn and Owen.
    EW.com, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Parsons is one of the most dangerous defensive players in the league, capable of taking over any game while terrorizing opposing offensive coordinators and quarterbacks.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The six-team alt-league, which now has the top women’s college players marketing its product, has notably become a model for better pay since the inaugural season’s average salary of $220,000 is near the WNBA’s max base salary.
    Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There aren’t any substantial architecture or urbanism ideas at play here, but there is a desperate attempt at marketing the services of both to an imagined audience of the young and very online.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After Matthew starts blackmailing Oliver, there’s an obvious shift in the way the group interacts with him.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some users bragged about allegedly assaulting or blackmailing women and encouraged others to insult the women shown in photos with degrading language.
    CNN Staff 20 hr ago, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • As a haunted doll, Annabelle has all sorts of merchandizing opportunities that other demons just can’t muster.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Many analysts think Target stumbled by losing sight of the winning mix of merchandising savvy and competitive price points that had distinguished it from Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer.
    Anne D’Innocenzio, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Employees received official notice early this month of plans to close the Goddard Visitor Center, as well the cafeteria and vending services for employees.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Ease vending recently replaced the CNBC Express kiosk near Gate B18.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Ranting on LinkedIn and bad-mouthing your ex-employer or naming and shaming your last negative recruitment experience won’t help you either.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The grim reality is that the ADL’s work has never really been rooted in tolerance, unity, and compassion, but rather in shaming and intimidating educators and activists.
    Sahar Mustafah August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For contractors, welcoming verification may seem intimidating at first.
    Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Extend your stay in Portorosso with the 2021 short Ciao Alberto, which follows Alberto working for the intimidating fisherman Massimo (Marco Barricelli).
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“High-pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressuring. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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