high-pressuring

present participle of high-pressure

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressuring
Verb
  • The developers of generative AI software are marketing programs that purport to research and write.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026
  • Ferro and Mesenburg spoke about the heightened demand for marketing messages to be incredibly timely and relevant to consumers.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • An Indiana man is accused of stalking, harassment, intimidation and sending threatening and explicit messages to WNBA star Sophie Cunningham via social media, officials said.
    Madison Lambert, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • To remove the possibility of high schoolers negotiating higher bonuses by threatening to go to college.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • But mutual contempt was perhaps an even less promising foundation to build a country on than merchandising.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The trend for authentic vintage is having a halo effect on how brands are designing and merchandising their sport collections.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Once feared, Cyrus now spends more time tending his herb garden than terrorizing the local village.
    Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026
  • Entomologist Amy Murillo shared a rare, up-close look at the flesh-eating fly now terrorizing cattle and dairy farmers.
    Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • While Chicago has long regulated street vending through permits and restrictions, vendors and advocates say the recent enforcement appears more coordinated and punitive than in the past.
    Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • Raman also believes there needs to be more enforcement of licensing for food vendors, even though the California legislature passed a law to decriminalize street vending in 2019.
    Jeff Nguyen, CBS News, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Later, we’re treated to an electrifying scene of Dennis blackmailing a woman named Joyce Tercek in an elevator.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Of course, Lili responds by blackmailing her, threatening to out her for accepting the principal position knowing she'd been mistakenly recruited for the job.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Santiago was charged with menacing a police officer and criminal possession of a weapon.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Some argue that the only way to stop Iran from menacing the region and its people is to crush this regime.
    Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Liberals, who unfortunately make up the vast majority of sports media, will celebrate athletes endorsing/hanging out with Democrat politicians, while shaming those like Dart that dare to be conservative and Trump supporters.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
  • Sometimes there can be a lot of shaming in religious settings.
    Louis Staples, Glamour, 27 May 2026
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“High-pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressuring. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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