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as in pressure
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time
with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now
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as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something
the company's orientation program places considerable stress on workplace safety
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as in to worry
to experience concern or anxiety
the restaurant manager has a tendency to stress about every little thing that goes wrong
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as in to emphasize
to make more apparent
his bad performance only stressed what I'd been saying all along
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as in to highlight
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
the doctor stressed the importance of exercise
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Recent Examples of stress
Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
To argue for using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 June 2025
Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 June 2025
The Fed said that Powell stressed to Trump that monetary policy must be guided by objective economic data, not politics.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Noun
Here are some tips for both stress and sleep:1617
Try relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation, yoga, and meditation.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
To argue for using deep-sea mining to solve the climate crisis is like smoking to lower your stress.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 June 2025
Verb
The agency stressed the importance of using distilled, sterilized or boiled and cooled tap water when people perform nasal irrigation to reduce the risk of infection and illness.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 5 June 2025
The Fed said that Powell stressed to Trump that monetary policy must be guided by objective economic data, not politics.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stress
Noun
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One of the ways that happened, Lam said, came in the form of U.S. political pressure on foreign governments or private industry to negotiate mutually beneficial agreements between Indigenous peoples and their governments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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And the defense provided minimal pressure on the Fever (4-4), who shot 45.8% (27-for-59) from the floor even after rotating in bench players for the majority of the fourth quarter.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Training the Next Generation A key factor behind Hungary’s creative breadth is the country’s strong emphasis on education.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
8 June 2025
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Also, the emphasis on short maturities limits price volatility related to interest rates.—
Catherine Brock,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
Verb
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These trends are causing 67% of the workforce to worry about the economy’s impact on their current jobs, according to the Workforce Pulse Survey from Remote.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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From the moment President Donald Trump took office, Flo has worried and contemplated her next steps.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Despite the optics, Kang has emphasized to fans and players that the Spirit was her first investment in sports, which carries weight.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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The author emphasizes Milk’s service as a Korean War veteran and his legacy as a civil rights pioneer who faced discrimination both in the military and as an openly gay elected official[1][4].—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Verb
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This project highlights an urgent example of how the erosion of corporeal boundaries can become alarmingly dangerous.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez highlighted that the vast majority—94%—of these visas were granted in connection with real estate investments in already strained housing markets, such as Madrid and Barcelona.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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This distorted, ultra-abrasive strain of plugg isn’t the first underground rap subgenre to be taken over by cornballs with little interest in the actual scene.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
4 June 2025
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In the last decade or so, the prevalent strain is fighters not merely driven by their fathers but actually trained by them.—
Mark Kriegel
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
Noun
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After learning that Jax hadn’t paid their mortgage in over three months and signed a lease on an apartment from rehab, Brittany, 36, set her focus on stability for their 4-year-old son, Cruz.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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By Jones is a writer with a strong focus on health, parenting, disability, and feminism.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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The company’s shares have risen more than 7% this week as Meta’s deal to buy nuclear power from Constellation Energy has reinforced the view that demand is increasing as the tech sector hunts for electricity for its data centers.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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“Stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stress. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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