presses (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of press (for)
as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for presses (for)
  1. demands
  2. requires
  3. requests
Verb
  • Over-harvesting the donor area to achieve maximum density on day one can leave nothing for the repair that later progression demands.
    — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That kind of money demands expansion, but the familiar Silicon Valley strategy of moving fast and breaking things is not an option when the things in question are cars.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of demands
Verb
  • Harnessing that opportunity requires both the resources to teach CPR effectively and the policies to ensure every student has the chance to learn it.
    — Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Any plan for red-light traffic cameras requires engineering and location approval from DOT officials.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of requires
Verb
  • The complaint additionally requests that minors whose data has been collected by OpenAI should be financially compensated in return.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Seung-woon requests Pi-o and Jeong-yo visit his hospital bedside.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of requests
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

presses
presses (for)
press (for)
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Presses (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presses%20%28for%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of compunction

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?
See More

Popular

See More

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
artwork of illustrated limes with the text limes and smile with an arrow connecting the two words
Quiz: Spot the Anagram! Scramble these words to find new words with the e...
See All