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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
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Timing Asking the EU to impose tariffs on key Russian energy clients India and China was seen as another way to punish their trade with Moscow and put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Social media influencers are pressuring boys with harmful messages that equate masculinity with extreme muscle growth and testosterone use.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Consequently, Villa are not reaping the same success in baiting opponents into pressing them, before playing around the pressure and attacking the vacated space.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Timing Asking the EU to impose tariffs on key Russian energy clients India and China was seen as another way to punish their trade with Moscow and put pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
An initial deal did grant the tribe that, but the federal government pressured the tribe to sign several new agreements, according to the exhibit, the last of which forced them to move west.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Social media influencers are pressuring boys with harmful messages that equate masculinity with extreme muscle growth and testosterone use.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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When a child is unwell, parents may have to miss work, and children can fall behind in school, adding stress for everyone in the family.—
Rhonda Conner-Warren,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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For something more personal, the Fitbit Sense fitness tracker is down 34% to $153, giving you stress tracking, sleep insights, and health tools that actually help day to day.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Algorithmic Literacy requires genuine technical comprehension of AI capabilities, constraints, and ethical implications.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather told Axios that resource constraints complicate efforts to intervene earlier.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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France’s government has collapsed after a vote of no confidence on Monday, forcing Prime Minister Francois Bayrou out of office after just nine months on the job.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Quarterback Brock Purdy, who delivered a clutch, game-winning drive after throwing two interceptions, has a bad shoulder and toe that could force him to miss Week 2.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, his regular season ended last week with a Grade 2 oblique strain that will keep him out four to six weeks.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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In recent months, however, there have been indications that the strain between father and son may be softening — hinting at the possibility of a reconciliation ahead.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This compulsion to celebrate himself in general, and to celebrate such a juvenile, harmless gesture in particular, should be yet another reason to lose all patience with Lee Raybon.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Political compulsions could lead to measures that expand the country's fiscal deficit, further raising borrowing costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Abrego's lawyers have said the administration is trying to coerce him into pleading guilty.—
Ted Hesson,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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The allegations come amid the ongoing fallout of felony perjury and bribery charges filed in 2023 against Tran, who is accused of paying off and coercing a witness in a separate 2011 murder case.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Opened in 1946, the diner was the first in the city to hire African Americans in front-of-house roles during a time when racial tensions were heightened, and its inclusive legacy has lived on.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The cable machine helps keep the muscles in constant tension.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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It is designed to get Jew-hatred and racist ideology out of our schools, to protect all children and to ensure that Jewish children and educators — like everyone else — can learn and work in an environment free from harassment, intimidation or violence.—
Daniel Klein,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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There can be an intimidation factor to playing at Yankee Stadium, but Guerrero has never felt it in the slightest.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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