high-pressured 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of high-pressurednext
as in intensive

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high-pressured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of high-pressure
1
as in marketed

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2
as in threatened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressured
  1. intensive
  2. marketed
  3. threatened
  4. intense
  5. terrorized
  6. concentrated
  7. blackmailed
  8. frenetic
Adjective
  • These agencies represent just the tip of the iceberg, and DOGE should require intensive across-the-board legacy IT audits.
    Stuart N. Brotman, Boston Herald, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The hotel uses local and regional plants for landscaping that do not rely on intensive irrigation, and of course, there is the organic garden that provides ingredients for the restaurants, which also only uses biodegradable takeout materials.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of intensive
Verb
  • Barbie was marketed with various careers designed to show that women can take on a variety of roles in life, such as astronaut and doctor.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.
    Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • In November, Carro sentenced Christopher Brown, a man who had threatened a synagogue, to 10 years in prison.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Romy needs to lose it all, or at least be threatened with it.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of threatened
Adjective
  • Media coverage of Walker’s messy private life has been intense.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Christmas Solo chronicles the life of two single parents who stumble into the possibility of love for Christmas, only to learn that their daughters are tangled in an intense rivalry at school.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of intense
Verb
  • After achieving a conviction in a brutal triple homicide that had terrorized his mountain town, Sgt.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, Ethan, increasingly terrorized by it all, must keep his superior, Phil Sarkowski (Dean Norris), at bay, along with other colleagues, in order to keep Nora safe at a major turning point in their relationship.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrorized
Adjective
  • Hair masks help to replenish and repair by deeply hydrating and nourishing your strands with concentrated conditioning ingredients.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Many vendors offer concentrated kratom extracts, which are significantly more potent than regular kratom powder.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of concentrated
Verb
  • Shoutout to the 38 Republicans who shot the bill down in the House while being threatened & blackmailed.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But this is a very watchable, surprisingly good thriller that takes place over Christmas Eve, with a TSA agent being blackmailed on the busiest day of the year to let some sort of extremely dangerous package through security.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of blackmailed
Adjective
  • Sears does an excellent job with his role, capturing Johnny’s frenetic desperation to remain afloat in the clan’s fetid storm, but this critic, at least, wanted more for this character.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Now that Soto has agreed to a historic 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, Alonso emerges as a desirable option for several ball clubs given the frenetic spending spree that is likely to occur prior to the holidays.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of frenetic
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