press for

phrasal verb

pressed for; pressing for; presses for

: to make a demand for (something)

Laborers are pressing for higher wages.

Examples of press for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Secured creditors, including major financial investors BlackRock, Elliott Investment Management, and Pacific Investment Management Co., are pressing for payment and appear tired of the financial engineering that’s moved some assets out of their reach. —Peter Green, Quartz, 5 Oct. 2024

In 2017, the hedge fund pressed for the ouster of four board members at Tenet Healthcare, whose chief executive eventually resigned. —Greg McKenna, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024

Read More: How American Women Could Lose the Right to Birth Control Women pressed for legal access to safe and effective birth control and, in 1960, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first oral contraception. —Kali Nicole Gross / Made By History, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024

Over the course of the nearly hour-long conversation, Harris was pressed for specifics on a variety of her policy positions, but gave few new details. —Jason Breslow, NPR, 17 Sep. 2024