PRESSED (FOR) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

pressed (for)

verb

past tense of press (for)

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions

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Continue reading … OPINION AMY SWEARER — Gun control activists demanded better data.

— , FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
These have never been simply styles, but responses to conditions that demanded other forms, other gestures, other ways of seeing and saying.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of demanded

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Lyft also doesn’t fingerprint its drivers unless required by law and doesn’t provide adequate background checks, the lawsuit alleged.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
While traditional geothermal projects required specific reservoirs, in enhanced geothermal systems companies are creating their own reservoirs.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

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Trump requested changes to the helipad last month after expressing dissatisfaction with the project.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026
Two individuals accused of stealing over $5,000 worth of music equipment from a Citrus Heights high school have been arrested after police requested the community’s help.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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