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noun

as in lobbying

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pressuring

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verb

present participle of pressure
as in forcing
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 pressuring
Noun
The first drills Monday focused on rebounding, the next half-dozen on various aspects of their pressuring, helping, swarming, trapping defense. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026 As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026 Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 There are similarities between the standoff playing out between the White House and the Fed, and President Richard Nixon’s pressuring of the central bank in the 1970s, according to Nomura. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Shares have fallen about 22% year to date as the Iran war has pushed up the cost of fuel, pressuring margins. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 Honestly, Trump’s attempt to cheat by pressuring states to simply disenfranchise Democrats may go down in history as one of the greatest political self-owns of all time — right behind that Ramaswamy ad. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026 Congress could slow a deal by holding hearings and pressuring federal regulators. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026 That leaves open the possibility of more upside to oil prices that have surged all year, pressuring consumers around the world. — Garrett Haake, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026 The emphasis is on helping kids eat according to their internal cues without pressuring them to eat specific foods. — Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2026 The organization has been pressuring Milan Fashion Week to prohibit fur on its runways. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026 Bertha is equally disoriented without her supportive spouse, but Coon believes that her character was justified in pressuring Gladys to marry royalty. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026 The closures came as a former employee spoke out about observing salespeople pressuring customers to spend money. — Amy Corral, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressuring
  1. lobbying
  2. forcing
  3. prompting
  4. coercing
  5. influencing
  6. compelling
  7. swaying
  8. obligating
Noun
  • The lobbying continued after the law was enacted, prosecutors said, with the US sanctioning more than a dozen Hong Kong and Chinese officials after 2020.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Prosecution highlights Wong’s lobbying and advocacy efforts The prosecution alleged that Wong and Law had agreed in or around 2016 to lobby internationally to achieve their goal of democratic self-determination.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lobbying
Verb
  • The action revolves around the theft of Santa’s magic bag by a naughty elf, forcing him to enlist the help of a thief called Vance, played by Reacher star Alan Ritchson, to get it back.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But what begins as emulating her mother’s favorite role-playing game turns fantastical, as the RPG itself bleeds into the real world, channeling Hattie’s grief and forcing her to rely on her father once more.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of forcing
Noun
  • But Suno, in its first response to the case on Tuesday, argued that laws couldn’t govern publicity laws in such a fashion and compared the prompting to when musicians ask their human producers for songs to mimic another artist’s tone.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Three dedicated Claude courses progress from basic prompting and research to reusable Skills, integrations, and multi-step AI workflows.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • In lawsuits filed last year, Chegg and PMC accused Google of abusing its monopoly power by coercing publishers into supplying content for AI Overviews for free, or risk disappearing from search results.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Playing that cat, a work camp warden coercing Hawke’s character into smuggling gold through the wilderness, is none other than Russell Crowe.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coercing
Noun
  • Suleiman Sami’s business, S Sami Services LLC, provides transportation services, event ticket sales and social media influencing.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • When students graduate, they'll be prepared for roles in content strategy, digital influencing, brand development, social media management and audience engagement across industries.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of influencing
Verb
  • Mitchell helped steer millions of dollars into these initiatives, as well as backing lawsuits against Democratic-leaning cities and counties aimed at compelling them to purge voters from their rolls.
    — Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, Wangari pushed through a law compelling the government to open more than a hundred registry offices, and making identity documents a fundamental right for every citizen.
    — Vivienne Walt, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of compelling
Noun
  • The new Chandelier sandal, characterized by its serpent-spiral shape, is hand embroidered with more than 170 swaying drop beads made from multifaceted or transparent crystals.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Gerber was just 18 at the time, and appeared in the cover swaying and singing with Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of swaying
Verb
  • The system can also halt the procedure and involve a human operator at specific stages, such as in specific manual underwriting procedures, instead of obligating all files through the same system.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
Definition of obligating

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