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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
Stephanie Long, Essence, 15 May 2025
Add to that the pressures of career, family, caretaking responsibilities, financial stress — and midlife can be a roller coaster of uncertainty and stress.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 15 May 2025
Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
President Donald Trump has been pressuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 13 May 2025
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Noun
For Black women, these pressures are often doubled.
—Stephanie Long, Essence, 15 May 2025
Add to that the pressures of career, family, caretaking responsibilities, financial stress — and midlife can be a roller coaster of uncertainty and stress.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 15 May 2025
Verb
Israel says the blockade is aimed at pressuring Hamas to release remaining hostages and disarm.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
President Donald Trump has been pressuring Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates.
—Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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The issue is the biggest concern among small business owners, with 52 percent calling it their biggest source of financial stress, and 24 percent citing rising costs as the most pressing risk to their livelihoods, followed by weakening consumer demand (18 percent).—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
12 May 2025
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Through unplugged rooms, meals, and experiences, this program is designed to enhance your mental clarity, reduce stress, and improve sleep quality.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 May 2025
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New Organization And Team Operating Model AI technology by itself will not yield value until there is an openness to take a fresh look at business processes and combine them with resource and tech dependency with no constraints.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This limitation is a significant constraint on his potential serving speed.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Some have succeeded in slashing sales and forcing policy changes.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Fans are forced to watch that terrifying accident all over again — knowing exactly what's about to happen.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Noun
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The highly common herpes strain, also called varicella-zoster virus (VZV), can cause chickenpox in childhood and later develop into shingles in older or immuno-compromised adults.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Their love was tested when a major project presented unforeseen difficulties, causing stress and strain.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Even then, lawmakers couldn’t resist the compulsion to split hairs.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Books The Faithless Generation Traditional religion thrives in stable communities, not a world where innovators aim to ‘break things.’ Books Lies, Damned Lies, and Ideology John O’Sullivan The ideological lie persists, demanding compulsion to enforce its vision.—
Paul Baumann,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Carter argued his confession was coerced, and the witnesses, two immigrants without legal status, later said police and prosecutors had pressured them to falsely implicate Carter.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Though organizers insist Eurovision is an apolitical event, the contest has long been embroiled in the continent’s tensions.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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Even in the jangling tension of stoppage time, with blocks and ricochets in their team’s penalty area, most Palace fans were silent and biting their fingernails, but the HF continued to beat that drum and sing.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
Verb
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However, unbeknownst to Joe or the four cooks, Edward felt compelled by Joe's message and sent another food critic to secretly review the restaurant.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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That we are compelled to take Miller’s suggestion seriously is a measure of the gravity of the threat to American democracy.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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