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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
Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 July 2025
Monday’s major trade, if only by the math of a negative 2-for-1 swap of key starters, did nothing to ease that pressure, that heat, as the calendar turns to July.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Asked if he has been pressured to provide a more optimistic view of the results, Caine said no.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Noun
One 2024 meta-analysis, for example, found that all manner of sensory experiences—including sounds, smells, flashing lights, physical pressure, and pain—can be incorporated into dreams when people are sleeping and investigators provide the stimulus.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 July 2025
Monday’s major trade, if only by the math of a negative 2-for-1 swap of key starters, did nothing to ease that pressure, that heat, as the calendar turns to July.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Verb
The Justice Department Civil Rights Division pressured the university to uproot diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, as ordered by President Trump, and accused Ryan of simply rebranding them.
—June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Asked if he has been pressured to provide a more optimistic view of the results, Caine said no.
—Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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The three-, five- and seven-day programs are built around each guest’s hormonal stage and focus on nutrition, sleep, stress, movement and recovery.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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All of us will feel the economic ripple when emergency rooms are inundated, hospitals and nursing homes close under the stress, and pink slips get handed out to health care workers.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Greater Robustness And Reliability: Better equipped to handle out-of-distribution data and novel scenarios safely and reliably by incorporating safety parameters, constraints and logical invariants.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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But as a two-term governor in a blue state, Pritzker has the luxury of not having to make a choice under the usual constraints of seeking a political advantage, said Robin Johnson, a governmental relations, public policy and political consultant.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
Verb
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Farmland and ranch properties, typically large and illiquid assets, have historically forced family sales to cover estate tax obligations.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Initially, the plant’s staff was overwhelmed, forcing Motorola to briefly backtrack on its promise to deliver phones to customers within four days.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Wallner took off on the play and drew a throw to second from Cubs catcher Reese McGuire, which allowed Lewis, who has missed 49 games over two stints on the injured list because of a left hamstring strain, to race home and easily score.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The populist strain of the right also sees the world as zero-sum and condemns the concentration of power — not of the rich, but among foreigners and institutions: universities, technology firms, government bureaucracies, international agencies, and so on.—
Allison Schrager,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Harboring a tragedy from her past, Johansson smooths Zora's rough edges with a compulsion to keep everyone protected, even at the expense of her own safety.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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But when care becomes compulsion, and when support turns into self-sacrifice, the relationship begins to lose balance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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One of the former detectives Dillard accused of helping harass and coerce a witness into testifying was among the Wolverines.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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In the end, the evidence came down to how coerced the female victims were.—
Tracy Wright , Lauryn Overhultz , Maria Paronich , Brendan McDonald,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Noun
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But tensions in their relationship began to show whenMusk, the world’s richest person, began blasting Trump’s signature spending bill last month, taking issue with its provision to raise the debt ceiling.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Labor tensions are expected to persist as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters signals further resistance.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Verb
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That compels people to shell out somewhere between $2,500 and $3,000 for courtside seats for a summer league game, as people did Thursday.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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So she still feels compelled to speak up for these fellow children of God.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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