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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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 May 2026
The current budget pressure comes after Cabarrus County Schools spent much of the last year attempting to stabilize its finances following earlier deficit concerns and cost overruns.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
President Jimmy Carter, stung by that generation’s problems with the Gulf producers, hailed us as the Saudi Arabia of coal and pressured utilities to build coal plants, hence the 50% of the grid that was coal.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
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Noun
With globally evolving dining standards, Knife Edge reveals the stress, the pressure, the resilience needed to hold your nerve in the battle for greatness.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 May 2026
The current budget pressure comes after Cabarrus County Schools spent much of the last year attempting to stabilize its finances following earlier deficit concerns and cost overruns.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
Verb
Set in a fictional 21st-century constitutional monarchy, Perfect Crown follows Grand Prince Yi-An as he is pressured to marry to prevent a power struggle in the royal household.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
President Jimmy Carter, stung by that generation’s problems with the Gulf producers, hailed us as the Saudi Arabia of coal and pressured utilities to build coal plants, hence the 50% of the grid that was coal.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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The stress in the bond market is intensifying and showing few signs of abating.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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And that was before the stress on arms began to take its toll league-wide.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
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But, within the constraints of reality, what would actually make that vision work?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Page cited a combination of federal funding cuts, skyrocketing health care costs, diminishing enrollment and more behind the budget constraints, while local teachers cited local investment issues as well.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
19 May 2026
Verb
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George’s option from Chelsea is around £25m but, despite some promising cameos, the 20-year-old has yet to force his way into Moyes’ starting line-up.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Anti-corruption protests forced then-Prime Minister Milos Vucevic to resign in January 2025 before authorities cracked down on the protesters.—
Jovana Gec,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2026
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Trump has proposed a temporary suspension of the gas tax to help offset consumer strain.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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The Papa’s Tools Weed Puller Tool isn’t like other weeding tools you may be used to—it’s cleverly designed to minimize joint strain while effectively removing weeds deep in the ground.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
19 May 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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In a clinical setting, mental health experts call such actions compulsions – behaviors that feel impossible to resist – are fueled by obsessive thoughts and eventually begin to interfere with a person’s ability to lead a normal, healthy life.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Preeminent leaders don’t coerce.—
Gerald J. Leonard,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The lawsuit also claims officers choked Day and slammed him against a wall, eventually coercing him into confessing to killing Irving and Garcia.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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His life is both ordinary and extraordinary, and the storytelling holds those seeming opposites in pleasing tension.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The capital flows leaving Korea reflect ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, which are driving safe-haven demand.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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An exhibition of Paul Klee’s late works focuses on his depictions of the atmosphere of violence and intimidation in Germany after the Nazis came to power.—
The New York Review of Books,
The New York Review of Books,
23 May 2026
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Krajewski, now 20, of Medina, Ohio, pleaded guilty in March to intimidation, a Level 5 felony.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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