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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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presses (for)
  1. demands
  2. requires
  3. requests
Verb
  • The statement caused the Israeli American Council to release a petition that demands that the four-time Grammy winner be removed from the rest of Sheeran’s Loop tour.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026
  • That could force Saudi Arabia to allow other countries to produce more oil than the world demands.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of demands
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  • Controlling those ions requires specialized chips, electronics, lasers, and optical components.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 25-year-old has all the natural materials an Emery striker requires.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of requires
Verb
  • The motion requests that the hearing be set in November, according to a spokesperson for the Marion County Prosecutor's Office.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Proton Mail, acting as a proxy, requests the image and caches it on its own servers.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of requests
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“Presses (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presses%20%28for%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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