pressured

past tense of pressure

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Recent Examples of pressured Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age. Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025 Beyond the considerable issue of adequately defending the potent Eagles offense, the Chiefs most obviously will seek to better protect Mahomes — who was sacked six times and pressured 16 times without the Eagles blitzing once. Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025 The nonprofit has never pressured a family into organ donation, Speir said. Cara Anthony, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 Stroud was pressured on 41 percent of dropbacks, and the Rams only had to blitz 18 percent of the time. Austin Mock, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 People with chronic pain reported higher levels of socially prescribed perfectionism, the sense of being judged and pressured by others. New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025 Employees are caught in a no-win situation, pressured to adopt AI tools yet reluctant to admit it. Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 In Ukraine, Soviet authorities under his control pressured writers, actors, directors, producers and artists, and criticized and attacked institutes of Ukrainian history and Ukrainian literature, creative unions and newspaper and magazine editorial offices. Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025 Trump has aggressively pressured the Fed to lower interest rates and wants to fill the board with loyalists; his Justice Department is investigating a Fed governor who sued Trump for firing her. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressured
Verb
  • Instead, Syed was forced out this summer despite two decades of experience in counterterrorism and cyber operations.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The show also featured a number of first-time nominees and first-time winners like Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller, Hannah Einbinder, and Owen Cooper, all of whom were been forced to amend their moment in the spotlight to adhere to the joke.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At some point in the near future, a government will likely be compelled to impose unpopular austerity measures and address the deficits in the pension system.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Inclusion in the index typically provides a structural advantage to stocks, as passive funds and ETFs that track the benchmark are compelled to purchase shares.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Investigators allege that Hernandez coerced at least five minors into participating in the production of child pornography on at least seven occasions, consistent with the seven charges.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.
    Alex Riggins, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast, journalist Pablo Torre reported that Leonard wasn’t obligated to perform services to Aspiration, that the deal would end if the Clippers traded Leonard and that the payments were understood as circumventing the cap.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As the Costs of War project at Brown University noted in 2021, the United States spent and obligated $8 trillion in waging its post-9/11 wars.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That means the sheriff and chief probation officer are not obliged to implement its recommendations.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Then they are obliged to follow all lines of enquiry and take action as appropriate.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Pressured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressured. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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