as in forced
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 pressured
Arrington was pressured to resign Thursday, according to multiple news outlets.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
This Reds team pressured some of baseball’s best teams, but ultimately didn’t come up with the biggest wins.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
While carriage disputes are far from uncommon, especially as the economics of pay-TV become increasingly pressured in an era of cord-cutting, YouTube TV as a distributor cuts a unique profile.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Washington has pressured Mexico to crack down on Chinese imports over allegations that goods are being rerouted to the US, thus sidestepping American levies placed on Beijing.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Not all of that is his fault, however, as Tennessee's offensive line is porous, which has led to him being pressured on a high number of his dropbacks.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Their profitability is really being pressured.
—Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Carrasco would not say if or how the town pressured the restaurant to implement changes.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
He was pressured on 44% of his dropbacks against the Chargers, a drastic change from two straight games with a sub-20% pressure rate against the Titans and Colts.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
This Reds team pressured some of baseball’s best teams, but ultimately didn’t come up with the biggest wins.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
While carriage disputes are far from uncommon, especially as the economics of pay-TV become increasingly pressured in an era of cord-cutting, YouTube TV as a distributor cuts a unique profile.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Washington has pressured Mexico to crack down on Chinese imports over allegations that goods are being rerouted to the US, thus sidestepping American levies placed on Beijing.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Not all of that is his fault, however, as Tennessee's offensive line is porous, which has led to him being pressured on a high number of his dropbacks.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Their profitability is really being pressured.
—Emma Wozniak, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Carrasco would not say if or how the town pressured the restaurant to implement changes.
—Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
He was pressured on 44% of his dropbacks against the Chargers, a drastic change from two straight games with a sub-20% pressure rate against the Titans and Colts.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressured
Verb
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Leading by 3 with just over a minute left, Canales forced the Dolphins to use their first two timeouts with a pair of Rico Dowdle runs.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Without Karen around, the women are forced to contend with the fallout from the reunion — namely, the tenuous terms that many of the women left with Karen on and the unresolved confrontation between the bulk of the cast and newcomer Stacey Rusch.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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What compelled you to want to be more cognizant of styling?—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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Kobach asked Watson to issue a court order that would have compelled Kelly and Howard to sign off on the data transfer as part of their official duties.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stefon Flowers coerced at least four women into prostitution for his financial gain over the course of three months in 2023, according to a news release from the Denver District Attorney’s Office.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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The word describes what happens when electrons are coerced to spin in tandem, as opposed to spinning in opposite directions, which is the default state of most electrons most of the time.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The federal government is obligated by treaty to fund services such as healthcare and education to tribal nations in exchange for the government taking tribal lands in the 1800s.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In this case, October benefits are obligated in September.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Springsteen obliged, with a statement that was at once concise and powerful.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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According to him, Dicaprio ended the long night by asking him for a drink, and Tunstall obliged with Hibiki Suntory Whisky.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Pressured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressured. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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