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as in stresses
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 constraints
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 forces
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
his father pressured him to go out for the swim team
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Noun
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Their work spans geometry, kinematics, and dynamics of robotic systems under constraints, using predictive models and optimal control principles to enhance robotic movement.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Critics, however, question whether any substantial shipbuilding increase is feasible given budgetary constraints.—
Micah McCartney,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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At the book’s conclusion, looking far into a post-apocalyptic future, Jacobsen compels us to consider what future generations—or the remnants of humanity, should any survive a nuclear war—might think of a civilization that took 12,000 years to build but just 72 hours to destroy itself.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Dianne Brill talking about what compels them to create, among other topics.—
Morgan Meier,
Curbed,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This is because vaccine protection decreases over time and because the vaccines are updated to give people the best protection against new strains.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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This is because vaccine protection decreases over time and because the vaccines are updated to give people the best protection against new strains.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Pressures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressures. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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