as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
a high-pressure salesman who wouldn't take "no" for an answer "for a limited time only" and other standbys of high-pressure advertising
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as in to merchandise
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as in to threaten
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Recent Examples of high-pressure
Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
So, what can parents do to model equanimity and grace in these very uncertain and high-pressure times?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Emilia Benton, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
Unlike existing portable desalination systems based on reverse osmosis, the MIT team’s prototype does not need any high-pressure pumping or maintenance by technicians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
In a high-pressure business environment, where quick decisions can lead to costly mistakes, gratitude offers a way to slow down, reflect and make more thoughtful choices.
—Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
So, what can parents do to model equanimity and grace in these very uncertain and high-pressure times?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
At the time, Cherington was working at a high-pressure job as an exercise physiology-and-physical-therapy assistant in the intensive care unit at a Boston hospital.
—Emilia Benton, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
Unlike existing portable desalination systems based on reverse osmosis, the MIT team’s prototype does not need any high-pressure pumping or maintenance by technicians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
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The states in particular were aggressive in promoting themselves as locations and offering incentives that supplement those now offered by India’s central government.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Nov. 2024
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Though his win-first, aggressive tactics didn’t ingratiate him to his team, Senna still won the Formula Ford series championship in his first year.Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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The analyst expects the company’s enhanced merchandising efforts to drive upside to the guidance for the second half of the year.TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
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The floors are parquet, steel beams hold the garments which are merchandised on wood and leather hangers, and the display tables, which are made from wood with a mirriored section of metal, are reminiscent of old trunks.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 9 Oct. 2024
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Trump has also gone so far as to threaten unilateral U.S. military action to stop the arrival of fentanyl from Mexico, where the opioid is made by crime groups using chemicals imported from Asia.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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China’s influence in the world and in Latin America, which Rubio has been talking about for years, continues to threaten U.S. interests and there’s fear the Chinese could try to invade Taiwan.Miami Herald Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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Directed by great and underrated Johnnie To, this part rom-com, part rom-drama explores a love triangle between Zixin (Gao Yuanyuan), an ambitious office worker, Qihong (Daniel Wu), a heartbroken architect, and Shenran (Louis Koo), a charming financial executive.Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Prep a lot — and early For the ambitious host, attempting to have multiple dishes ready to serve at the same time can quickly turn into a gravy-splashed nightmare.Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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In particular, products from high-profile startups such as Humane and Rabbit, which were marketed as being able to translate, answer questions, take voice memos and set alarms, were drawing buzz, Gagnon said.Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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As a result, reports were focused on what the business thought mattered to investors and were little more than marketing pieces.Jon McGowan, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Mistakes are commonplace in the chaos and horror of a battlefield, yet this openness and candor is rare from troops who a year earlier would have spoken with fierce pride about Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive in Russia’s Kursk region.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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Even harder than acting fairly and impartially would be appearing to have done so, in a conflict that stirs fierce passions the world over.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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Today, women’s accounts for around 15 percent of sales but is only sold through the Billy Reid channels, and is not wholesaled.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 11 Oct. 2024
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What was more concerning for Ford, though, was that a Beetle wholesaled for $465 less than the Ford Fairlane and $280 less than the Falcon.Larry Printz, Ars Technica, 26 Sep. 2024
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Worse, as happened dramatically after 2020 and less vividly after 2016, it may be menaced not only by the winners of the election, but by the losers.Christian Schneider, National Review, 24 Oct. 2024
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In the near future of (checks notes) 2001, Brecken Meyer and some other wayward teens are menaced by Freddy Kruger.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“High-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressure. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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