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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
Chase Jordan
october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
So the bus driver isn't in the greatest place for more stress.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
While the cast-iron seasoning process is more complicated than maintaining other cookware like carbon-steel pans or stainless-steel ones, don’t stress.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The court also ruled that claims such as fear about possible identity theft, an increase in spam calls or emails not clearly linked to the breach, and time spent or stress caused by the incident were not sufficient to allow the lawsuit to proceed.
—Chase Jordan
october 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
So the bus driver isn't in the greatest place for more stress.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
In a memo shared with around 20,000 employees, Kenvue Interim CEO and Director Kirk Perry stressed that many credible public health and medical professionals maintain that Tylenol is safe for women to take during pregnancy.
—Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
While the cast-iron seasoning process is more complicated than maintaining other cookware like carbon-steel pans or stainless-steel ones, don’t stress.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stress
Noun
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In the Pacific, a trough of low pressure a few hundred miles off the coast of southwestern Mexico has a high chance of forming in the next 48 hours.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The budget pressures departments to have state employees return to their offices instead of working at home as many have done since the 2020 pandemic.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The heavy emphasis on port, cognac, and champagne only ramped up that feeling.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each week during the NFL season, the brothers Kelce recap the previous weekend’s games, and there’s a special emphasis on the Chiefs and Eagles.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As if the local deer population had enough to worry about as the bow hunting season begins, now a disease is spreading between them.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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From junior staffers worried about automation to managers fearing irrelevance, no one feels entirely safe.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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When making placements at the Turina James, unlike at the Civic and other CoLEAD shelters, the city is no longer emphasizing Third Avenue clients but instead people from Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The event, launched in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read and express ideas and emphasizes the importance of fighting censorship.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The program features keynote conversations and exclusive panels with leaders across entertainment, marketing, tech, design and more, highlighting how today’s most innovative leaders are shaping the next era of brand storytelling, consumer engagement and cultural impact.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Preceding the game will be a traditional tailgate experience and after the Sunday after the 5th quarter, a gospel brunch is scheduled, highlighting talented performers from across HBCUs.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bader’s availability in question Harrison Bader was removed from Saturday’s game with a left hamstring strain, putting his availability for the rest of the series in question.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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This common strain releases a toxin that can damage blood vessels in the intestines and kidneys, which can cause serious complications like kidney damage.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His face held emotionless focus.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The government shutdown prevented BLS from issuing its jobs report for September on Friday, putting outsized focus on alternate gauges.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
5 Oct. 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,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pettersson’s sturdy performances over the weekend, and the fact that the club gave him a lengthy look on Sunday on the right side, would seem to have reinforced his incumbency in the battle for a spot in the opening-night lineup.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stress. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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