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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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Recent Examples of pressures
Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The show has always tried to make sense of America not just through the headlines, but through the people, pressures and forces shaping everyday life.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2026
Fashion and apparel make these pressures more visible than most sectors.
—Catherine Nekavand, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Families want to see relief from the economic pressures of higher prices at the gas station, buying a home and getting groceries from the supermarket.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
An independent redistricting commission — transparent, balanced and insulated from the very political pressures that have corrupted this process.
—Daryl Campbell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Turner finished with 69 pressures, tied for second with the Seahawks’ Williams.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
At the same time, many institutions are grappling with ballooning operating costs and sliding enrollment, pressures that are intensifying labor conflicts over pay and resources.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Climate pressures compound the challenge.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
If someone pressures you to send money immediately, treat it as a warning sign.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Noah pressures her to choose him and accuses her of being a gold digger in the process.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.
—Paulina Likos,zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The caller pressures you to stay on the line and discourages you from contacting anyone else.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond responded in a video posted on X, claiming the message effectively pressures candidates of color to end their gubernatorial bid.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
If someone pressures for more, that’s their problem.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Unnerved by his son’s reverence, Big Ant keeps his distance from the boy and subtly pressures him to toughen up and abandon his artistic pursuits.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
While the Chinese model reduces upfront budget pressures on fiscally-strained African states, governments across the continent will now rely heavily on a small number of firms for hardware maintenance, modernization, and training.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
The show has always tried to make sense of America not just through the headlines, but through the people, pressures and forces shaping everyday life.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2026
Fashion and apparel make these pressures more visible than most sectors.
—Catherine Nekavand, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Families want to see relief from the economic pressures of higher prices at the gas station, buying a home and getting groceries from the supermarket.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
An independent redistricting commission — transparent, balanced and insulated from the very political pressures that have corrupted this process.
—Daryl Campbell, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Turner finished with 69 pressures, tied for second with the Seahawks’ Williams.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
At the same time, many institutions are grappling with ballooning operating costs and sliding enrollment, pressures that are intensifying labor conflicts over pay and resources.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Climate pressures compound the challenge.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
This then pressures the Federal Reserve to finance the debt through monetary expansion, which causes inflation and drives up interest rates.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
If someone pressures you to send money immediately, treat it as a warning sign.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Noah pressures her to choose him and accuses her of being a gold digger in the process.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.
—Paulina Likos,zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
The caller pressures you to stay on the line and discourages you from contacting anyone else.
—Maria Salette Ontiveros, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond responded in a video posted on X, claiming the message effectively pressures candidates of color to end their gubernatorial bid.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
If someone pressures for more, that’s their problem.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Unnerved by his son’s reverence, Big Ant keeps his distance from the boy and subtly pressures him to toughen up and abandon his artistic pursuits.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressures
Noun
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Between the expansive clay soil, the hailstorms that roll across North Texas every spring and the relentless summer heat, local houses face a unique set of stresses.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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One thing Vogt stresses is starting with some familiar plants.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
3 May 2026
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The company has taken cues from DeepSeek's approach of delivering high-performing models under financial and technological constraints, according to cofounder and chief scientist Lin Dahua.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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The constraints are less dramatic.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
Verb
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In response, California Coast Credit Union had asked the court to issue an injunction, a legal ruling that forces an action, for the merger to push ahead against the objections of SDCCU.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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According to Healthline, excess sugar in the bloodstream forces the kidneys to work overtime trying to reabsorb glucose.—
Samantha Agate,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Drivers across the Philadelphia region say rising gas prices are becoming increasingly difficult to manage, as tensions involving Iran continue to disrupt global oil markets and raise concerns about future supply.—
Jim McHugh,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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See video … LISTEN Tune in for a look at what rising gas prices, Iran tensions, and shifting global oil alliances could mean for America’s energy future.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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As the investigation twists and intensifies, Izzy is forced to confront her own compulsions and the personal cost of her pursuit of justice.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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Letters admitting compulsions and guilt Judge Lopez must also weigh whether letters Cox wrote to a judge in 1993 and 1995 will be admissible.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yet the Gospel compels us to do just that.—
William E. Lori,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Perhaps that’s what compels me, somewhere in the middle of our lunch, to unmask.—
Zeba Blay,
SELF,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The strains of hantavirus in the Americas are attracted to the small blood vessels of the lungs and make the blood vessels leaky — which is bad, because the lungs need air, Chin-Hong said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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That may be why the dominant strains in American modernism (at least until the mid-twentieth century, when the sublime reappeared in the work of the Abstract Expressionists) cleaved to the factual, the intimate, the proximate.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Pressures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressures. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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