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
Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
When everyone in a group has competing tastes, interests, and food restrictions, discussions about dinner plans can quickly evolve into high-pressure negotiations.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Dec. 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
For instance, a Gen Z employee requesting a mental health day during a high-pressure period may inadvertently cause frustration among colleagues who must take on additional work.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
When everyone in a group has competing tastes, interests, and food restrictions, discussions about dinner plans can quickly evolve into high-pressure negotiations.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 23 Dec. 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 New Interest Rate Environment After a period of aggressive rate hikes to combat inflation, central banks are now easing their approach.Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The tight track works perfectly for the Busch Clash, which is known for aggressive racing.David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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And while the league did improve its ratings and merchandising sales, it is still reportedly projected to lose money this year.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Scotty Frantz, associate manager of merchandising partnerships at the NBA, teased the the Clippers product.Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Upon gaining the upper hand, Helen threatens him in the manner of a wrathful domestic goddess.Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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World & Nation Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal.Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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This pragmatic yet ambitious approach is already yielding remarkable results across multiple fronts.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Madame Tussauds wax museum in London pulls the curtain back on what reps describe as its most structurally ambitious figure to date – the Rocket Man suspended in the air over a baby grand piano.Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024
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By the 1940s, Mr. Adams was marketing red food coloring to the masses with recipe cards for a Red Velvet Cake that his wife Betty developed.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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To be entirely clear, Sony does not and never has marketed the PS Portal as a portable console in its own right.Matt Kamen, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2024
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Her co-star and director Justin Baldoni, the outspoken actor highly regarded as one of the industry's fiercest defenders of women.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Enticing notes of lemon confit, citrus blossom and a saline minerality make one yearn for the sea with subtle flavors of nectarine and chamomile tea on the palate with a fierce mineral finish and mouthwatering acidity that is impressive.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The pair are sticking with a direct-to-consumer approach and will not be wholesaling, choosing instead to home in on providing superior customer experiences in their retail destinations in London, New York and Los Angeles.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 23 Dec. 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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Its vast armies and growing nuclear arsenal menaced America.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 21 Dec. 2024
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With an elevation nudging 7,000 feet, Flagstaff has never endured the triple-digit temperatures that menace many other cities in Arizona.Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
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“High-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressure. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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