HIGH-PRESSURING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

high-pressuring

verb

present participle of high-pressure

as in dealing (in)

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as in threatening

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Verb

Farmer, previously marketing SVP, was promoted to CMO in tandem.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
Tesla released its Autopilot driver-assist system in 2015 (and then the Full Self-Driving Beta program in 2020), marketing the new technology with ads that exaggerated the car’s powers.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of marketing

Verb

But Hal plays 5-D chess with Hector, threatening him — at the risk of John’s parents being blown up!

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
The Lions controlled the game from start to finish, putting in one of their most complete performances of the season while keeping a dangerous San Diego side from threatening.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of threatening

Verb

The merchandising giant Fanatics launched a 21+ prediction platform last year.

— Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
In fact, the team’s estimate for the film’s end budget, after merchandising costs and fees, is essentially the same as one first-season episode of a half-hour comedy on a streaming network.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchandising

Verb

Zymire Hughes, the man accused of terrorizing at least a half-dozen people while wearing a Chucky-style mask in Center City, has been extradited to Philadelphia, police said.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Arrest documents offered a flurry of new details about two former Phoenix police officers suspected of terrorizing a couple during a traffic stop and failing to document or report the stop.

— Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of terrorizing

Verb

Everyone’s spread out with a respective mountain of vending-machine snacks in front of them, each taking their own moment to stare down Oleksa, when Joe takes the floor.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Vendors said enforcement sweeps that began earlier this year have threatened their livelihoods, with authorities confiscating vending equipment and, in some cases, destroying it.

— Da Lin, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of vending

Verb

An announcement that is taking the blame game to great heights or lows, depending on your POV and who is blackmailing who — to paraphrase Bonta banger of earlier this week.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
In the past, models from OpenAI and other providers were theoretically shown to be capable of blackmailing users to prevent shutdowns.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026

Definition of blackmailing

Verb

The shaving of a woman’s hair or her public shaming for ‘sharing’ her body is a very old concept.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
That night, somewhere between a racist stranger, a free dessert, my girlfriend publicly shaming a man in a Mediterranean restaurant and our demanding cat, the City of Angels started to feel like home.

— Mayur Chauhan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaming

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