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- put the towels in the linen press
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- he pushed his way through the press of people outside the courthouse
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- originally designed as a press for clothes, it now serves to hide the bedroom TV
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verb (1)Synonyms of press (Entry 2 of 3)
- the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car
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verb (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of press (Entry 3 of 3)
- an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard
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- everyone pressed around me to see the pictures
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- assemble,
- collect,
- concenter,
- concentrate,
- conglomerate,
- congregate,
- convene,
- converge,
- flock,
- forgather
- (or foregather),
- herd,
- swarm,
- throng
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- a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule
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- pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
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- an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security
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“Press.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/press. Accessed 20 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of press was in the 13th century
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