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as in pantries
a built-in space for storage behind a door
put the towels in the linen press
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as in throngs
a great number of persons or creatures massed together
he pushed his way through the press of people outside the courthouse
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as in cabinets
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
originally designed as a press for clothes, it now serves to hide the bedroom TV
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as in seizes
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car
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as in shoves
to push steadily against with some force
an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard
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as in huddles
to gather into a closely packed group
everyone pressed around me to see the pictures
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as in forces
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule
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as in urges
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
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as in emphasizes
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security
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Recent Examples of presses
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Cookie Cutters and Presses Cookie cutters and presses can turn baking into a nostalgic moment, bringing back memories of holidays and family gatherings.
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Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Most tabletop presses are 8 or 10 inches.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Upcoming releases include a new titanium collection built using 6-millimeter titanium — thicker than the typical industry standard and requiring specialized industrial presses available at only a handful of facilities in Japan.
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Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
The Scolding, 1965, a claustrophobic portrait of jaundiced and blotchy figures watching a contretemps, has some of the unsettling atmosphere of James Ensor’s 1890 canvas The Intrigue, in which a clutch of masked figures presses in on the viewer.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Jamie was in a corner of the parking lot, doing one-arm presses with a cinder block.
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Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Gadgets are much appreciated for this dad, including tongs, spatulas, choppers, and cleaning tools that are friendly to the griddle surface, along with dome covers for melting cheeses, burger presses, and squeeze bottles for theatre.
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Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
These games have been an onslaught of presses, traps and recoveries.
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The Athletic Nba Staff,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
What happens when someone presses the emergency button?
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
As traffic slowly recovers and oil prices ease, Washington presses an interim peace deal with Tehran while Israeli-Hezbollah clashes in Lebanon threaten to widen the region’s fragile wartime truce.
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Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The complicated scramble of grief still presses down on him every day.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
The user presses the play button and NTS’s global programming takes over.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Host Andy Cohen repeatedly presses her throughout Part 3 about the heavy toll of her actions, and Amanda can’t seem to muster an ounce of genuine contrition.
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 June 2026
In the example below against Mexico, Colombia are in that shape and centre-back Willer Ditta presses ahead to win the ball.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
After dozens or even hundreds of attempts, the target finally gives in and presses the approve button.
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ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Noun
Common examples include squats, deadlifts, chest presses, rows and shoulder presses.
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Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
Cookie Cutters and Presses Cookie cutters and presses can turn baking into a nostalgic moment, bringing back memories of holidays and family gatherings.
—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Most tabletop presses are 8 or 10 inches.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
Upcoming releases include a new titanium collection built using 6-millimeter titanium — thicker than the typical industry standard and requiring specialized industrial presses available at only a handful of facilities in Japan.
—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
The Scolding, 1965, a claustrophobic portrait of jaundiced and blotchy figures watching a contretemps, has some of the unsettling atmosphere of James Ensor’s 1890 canvas The Intrigue, in which a clutch of masked figures presses in on the viewer.
—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Jamie was in a corner of the parking lot, doing one-arm presses with a cinder block.
—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Gadgets are much appreciated for this dad, including tongs, spatulas, choppers, and cleaning tools that are friendly to the griddle surface, along with dome covers for melting cheeses, burger presses, and squeeze bottles for theatre.
—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
These games have been an onslaught of presses, traps and recoveries.
—
The Athletic Nba Staff,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
The device is programed to know the road's speed limit and prevents the vehicle from driving any faster than it, no matter how hard the driver presses the gas pedal.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
What happens when someone presses the emergency button?
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
As traffic slowly recovers and oil prices ease, Washington presses an interim peace deal with Tehran while Israeli-Hezbollah clashes in Lebanon threaten to widen the region’s fragile wartime truce.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
The complicated scramble of grief still presses down on him every day.
—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
The user presses the play button and NTS’s global programming takes over.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Host Andy Cohen repeatedly presses her throughout Part 3 about the heavy toll of her actions, and Amanda can’t seem to muster an ounce of genuine contrition.
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 June 2026
In the example below against Mexico, Colombia are in that shape and centre-back Willer Ditta presses ahead to win the ball.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
After dozens or even hundreds of attempts, the target finally gives in and presses the approve button.
—
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presses
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Proceeds support local food pantries, children’s art education, animal rescue, Habitat for Humanity, environmental initiatives and other local causes.
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This storage workhorse may function well for some families, but modern thinking holds that closet pantries waste floor space.
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With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
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Here, interior designers share some go-to ways to transform your orangey kitchen while working with the cabinets, not painting or replacing them.
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This includes cabinets, closets, drawers, crawl spaces, attics, along baseboards, under appliances, and inside walls.
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Trump seizes America’s 250th-birthday spotlight, headlining the Great American State Fair, hosting a UFC bout at the White House and promoting new passports, $250 bills and coins bearing his image.
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Ellie brings up the salad and seizes the opportunity to take credit for her part in making lunch.
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In the video, the officers appear to shout at the man walking near multiple vehicles before a group shoves the man toward the sidewalk.
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In a split second, Lou (Malcolm May) shoves the would-be shooter, whose gun accidentally goes off, but the bullets go in a different direction.
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One of our favorite budget models on the market right now is HP's OmniBook X Flip, which squeezes every bit of performance out of its components to deliver capable everyday productivity performance in a good-looking package.
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That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
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An engineer overhears a sales call where a partner is requesting a specific feature and immediately huddles with the salesperson once the line clicks shut.
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The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter.
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Finney-Smith’s arrival leaves Charlotte with 17 players on standard pacts and when factoring the utilization of the maximum of three two-way contract slots into account when they are officially filled, that pushes the Hornets up to 20.
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What that collaboration has come up with is a new knife that pushes Opinel's classic profile to new heights in terms of user friendliness and features.
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“Presses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presses. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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