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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
Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Drip Irrigation Drip or low-volume irrigation delivers water at low pressure and volume (in gallons per hour) to specific areas or individual plants.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
What began as efforts to pressure local city councils to approve new homes has since evolved into a network of regional and statewide organizations advocating for denser housing in urban areas.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Panama is a pillar of our maritime trading system, and as such must remain free from any undue external pressure.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Drip Irrigation Drip or low-volume irrigation delivers water at low pressure and volume (in gallons per hour) to specific areas or individual plants.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Longoria is suing the City of Phoenix, with the lawsuit alleging that the Phoenix Police Department has DUI quotas, therefore pressuring officers to make arrests or be subject to employment consequences.
—Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
What began as efforts to pressure local city councils to approve new homes has since evolved into a network of regional and statewide organizations advocating for denser housing in urban areas.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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Saunas and steam rooms use heat to improve circulation, support muscle recovery, and reduce stress.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
4 May 2026
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That creates a lot of stress for customers and our stylists.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Some airlines and independent lounges sell day passes, but availability is often limited due to capacity constraints.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Law said the bill is lacking an education and outreach provision due largely to budget constraints.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Let things settle, then take one clear step that actually feels aligned and manageable without forcing unnecessary effort or adding extra pressure to yourself.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Though embedded in society, these young characters are Kaspar Hauser-like figures, spectrally isolated from the signifying world, forced to construct meaning for themselves, from the ground up.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The long hours of immersion in cold water and the strain of swimming fully clothed through turbulent waves toward the tantalizingly near shoreline must have drained the last bit of endurance from him.—
Jim Hoagland,
Outdoor Life,
30 Apr. 2026
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As of April 13, a total of 34 people in 13 states have been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella saintpaul.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026
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The episodes will focus on the interview subject’s compulsion to create, an obsession for Mason who grew up with a stepfather who was a portrait artist.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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That last sentence springs straight from Melville’s first chapter — for him, and for Wilson, too, a schoolboy’s compulsion toward the sea is no different from an artist’s to make art.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Without that market competition, the plaintiffs argued, gamers were coerced into paying higher prices, effectively allowing Sony to monopolize the sale of its digital PlayStation games.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Emerging in the 1940s, this framework reframed fertility not as something to be coerced outright, but as something that could — and should — be rationally managed through planning, education, and access to contraception.—
Sonya Borrero,
STAT,
1 May 2026
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But as the night wore on, that belief turned into tension.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Strong said improving basic conditions would help address the health of inmates and reduce tensions.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Historian Marvin Dunn echoed that concern, describing a disconnect among younger Black people who did not live through — and in many cases were never deeply taught about — the violence, intimidation and systemic barriers that shaped earlier generations’ fight for the ballot.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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In places like Canton, federal officials set up registration tables on downtown streets so Black residents could sign up to vote without facing harassment or intimidation from local authorities.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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