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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, 2 Dec. 2024
Still, there seems to be pressure on you regarding money at this time, too.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Emily Trainham, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
This Duo Crisp can pressure cook, slow cook, steam, sauté, warm food, roast, dehydrate, broil, sous vide, proof bread, make yogurt, transform into a mini oven, and air fry.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Not too long after it was decided to greenlight two seasons – a rare feat reserved for very few Netflix shows such as The Witcher – and so Barton said the pressure is on to bring in the viewers and please the critics.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Still, there seems to be pressure on you regarding money at this time, too.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
Meanwhile, fans of the famous couple are pressuring Kelce to propose.
—Emily Trainham, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
This Duo Crisp can pressure cook, slow cook, steam, sauté, warm food, roast, dehydrate, broil, sous vide, proof bread, make yogurt, transform into a mini oven, and air fry.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
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The stress of trying to correct the organizational course amid a 12-11-3 season has fallen heavily upon Marchand because of his title and his pedigree.Fluto Shinzawa, The Athletic, 2 Dec. 2024
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There are various types of anxiety, including social anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and more.Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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This approach satisfies procurement's need for adequate stock while aligning with the treasury's financial constraints.Paul J. Noble, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The company faced challenges in its RMS segment, particularly with non-human primate (NHP) sales, which decreased significantly due to supply constraints.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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Thousands more are stuck in years-long asylum cases, living in limbo and knowing a single decision could force them to leave at any moment.Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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The United States warned Israel in October that it might be forced to curtail some of its crucial military support if Israel did not rapidly ramp up the amount of aid entering Gaza.Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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In the middle were millions of voters who merely wanted some relief from the demoralizing strain of life on the economic edge.Julia Preston, The New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2024
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Consider Timing and Duration: Traveling during off-peak seasons can reduce the strain on popular destinations, as well as save you money.Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The smart money is on those with a long-term vision, capable of acting in the best interest of the future, instead of the compulsions of the moment, which will eventually delineate the posers and the professionals.Parijat Banerjee, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Some eager part of me—my inner novelist, perhaps—leaps at the opportunity to explain this compulsion in narrative terms.Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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The answer is very simple: no buyer of Chrome would pay full price assuming a sale of it by Google in light of market knowledge that the sale would be coerced.John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Over a month and a half, the report said, Pakistani authorities deported 20,000 Afghans and coerced over 350,000 more to leave on their own.Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Though the plant has only been in Givaudan's name for three years, this isn't the first explosion in Clifton, a fact that contributed to growing tensions in the room.Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Though her story carries an active tension, in the film doesn’t do enough to show us the activism Taranom has spent most of her life participating in.Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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We are compelled to look at our own history through the lives of our people — and to share and listen to others’ stories, too.Cassandra King, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
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This clear response to institutional wokeness and collapse must compel conservatives to offer these voters an image of productive masculinity.Michael Ginsberg, National Review, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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