pressure cooker
noun
1
: an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under pressure
2
: a situation or environment that is fraught with emotional or social pressures
pressure-cook
verb
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The new boss has turned the office into a pressure cooker.
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Plans Create Pressure—And Tunnel Vision Five-year plans become pressure cookers disguised as roadmaps.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This was especially true for Instant Pot pressure cookers, which are just too different to compare.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Chicken, cannellini beans, corn, and fresh poblano chiles are combined, taking only 12 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
However, some smaller portion sizes can be made faster in a pressure cooker.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
This was especially true for Instant Pot pressure cookers, which are just too different to compare.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Chicken, cannellini beans, corn, and fresh poblano chiles are combined, taking only 12 minutes to cook in a pressure cooker.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
However, some smaller portion sizes can be made faster in a pressure cooker.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pressure cooker
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“Pressure cooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20cooker. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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