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as in stress
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time
a business executive who works well under pressure
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as in constraint
the use of power to impose one's will on another
pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
his father pressured him to go out for the swim team
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Recent Examples of pressure
Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
Academic freedom is the vague but constitutionally protected right of a university professor to teach and research without fear of retribution or outside pressure from administrators or the government.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, says Trump is pressuring news organizations and universities to address problems with liberal bias.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
After that, Nastro said, the pressure typically intensifies as workers who live paycheck to paycheck begin feeling the strain.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 18 Feb. 2026
Academic freedom is the vague but constitutionally protected right of a university professor to teach and research without fear of retribution or outside pressure from administrators or the government.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Opposition parties failed to muster the level of organization and intensity that could rouse the public into pressuring the government.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, says Trump is pressuring news organizations and universities to address problems with liberal bias.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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The ceramic matrix composites help safeguard national security, boost economic competitiveness other critical industry sectors that depend on products that can withstand extreme temperatures, radiation, corrosion, and intense mechanical stress.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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As with many nutrients, the optimal amount per day depends on your individual body—your dietary needs, your stress and activity levels, your GI or other medical conditions, and your own sense of well-being, as SELF has reported.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
23 Feb. 2026
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The reality today is human plus machine, operating under budget constraints in flawed institutions, fed by imperfect data.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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At the time, Chapter 11 documents filed on behalf of McGrath stated that despite the strength of the brand, Pat McGrath Labs faced growing financial headwinds in early 2025 including liquidity constraints.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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The California case has drawn comparisons to the lawsuits brought against Big Tobacco in the 1990s, which forced a national reckoning over the harms of smoking.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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United kept Chelsea at bay until substitute Kerr scored in the 78th minute, only for United’s Simi Awujo to equalise three minutes later and force extra time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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He was asked whether Austin Reaves, who had been on a restriction of about 25 minutes after returning from a 19-game absence because of a calf strain, would still be on a minutes restriction and whether Doncic would be available against the Clippers.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Giddey missed 19 of the last 23 games with a hamstring strain, and the Bulls went 6-13 without him.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Downgrading to a simpler phone, such as an old-school flip phone, could also help curb social media compulsions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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But the ethical questions that the case had raised—about the meaning of family and the commodification of children, the tension between reproductive autonomy and contractual compulsion—were left painfully unresolved.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Meyers is also accused of coercing the 15-year-old into recording the high school’s wrestling team, the complaint alleges.—
Brittany Kubicko,
NBC news,
20 Feb. 2026
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Guevara and two colleagues, Mason and then-Detective Ernest Halvorson, orchestrated a frame-up by coercing one witness to identify Rios by beating him with a phone book and flashlight, and another by threatening to charge him with obstruction, according to the plaintiffs’ allegations.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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The tension between maintaining recognizable signatures and demonstrating evolution remains central to her strategy.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Sports are inherently fraught with tension, but some seem preordained to it more than others.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The regime attempted to silence him through relentless intimidation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dropped rape, criminal confinement and intimidation charges.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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