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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
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Market volatility, tariff shifts, changing consumer behavior, inventory pressure and margin erosion are happening simultaneously, forcing brands and retailers to make faster, more strategic decisions across their businesses.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Wegmans typically pays employees at higher hourly rates, which could also pressure local stores on wages.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
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Noun
While the data center buildout has led to terrific orders and backlog growth, margin pressure tied to capacity expansions in the Electrical Americas segment has limited some of the earnings upside.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Market volatility, tariff shifts, changing consumer behavior, inventory pressure and margin erosion are happening simultaneously, forcing brands and retailers to make faster, more strategic decisions across their businesses.
—Sj Studio, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Verb
During the Gaza war, the Houthis attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea — including ships with no link to Israel — to pressure Israel into lifting its blockade on the enclave.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Wegmans typically pays employees at higher hourly rates, which could also pressure local stores on wages.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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Measures to help reduce stress Yasunaga said the 70 million yen (approximately $437,000) project consists of four repairs, of which one is the installation of an air conditioner.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Meal timing and the gut In the new research, the authors defined chronic physiological stress by participants’ composite allostatic load score — which involves eight cardiovascular, metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers, such as blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Some Saratoga residents backed renewing the city’s public service contract with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office as councilmembers continued to keep their policing options open amid budget constraints.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The disparity has forced Goldman into the awkward position of defending a seat he’s held for two terms by running, at least in part, as the outsider.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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Firefighters battled a nearly 1,200-acre brush fire burning in a remote area near the Los Angeles-Kern County line that temporarily forced evacuation orders and warnings for people living nearby.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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But behind those struggles lies a system under strain, where staffing shortages, thin provider margins, low worker pay and rapid regional growth have created pressure at nearly every level.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Several other strains of the bacteria exist and can infect other host plants, including citrus, stone fruits, almonds, oleander and some shade trees, according to the California Pierce’s Disease Control Program.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Writers write from compulsion, from necessity.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
22 May 2026
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Lured by the promise of well-paying jobs, hundreds of thousands of people like them have been coerced into engaging in scams such as posing as women online, cultivating intimate relationships with foreigners to defraud them of their savings.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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Safety regulations – intended to constrain corporate power – in authoritarian regimes become tools to coerce compliance.—
Michael Gregory,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
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This latest attempt was a political project, signaling European unity as tensions brewed on the continent’s borders.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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More complicated maneuvers can be completed by adjusting the tension on the lines or by running forward and backward.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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The most serious charge in the indictment, witness intimidation, was levied against Hakim and Feyock.—
James Cirrone,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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Each has a role to play in creating environments where frontline employees can do their jobs without fear of intimidation or violence.—
Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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