high-pressuring

verb

Definition of high-pressuringnext
present participle of high-pressure
1
as in dealing (in)

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2
as in threatening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressuring
  1. threatening
  2. terrorizing
  3. shaming
  4. intimidating
  5. bullying
Verb
  • There is a high risk for life-threatening rip currents on the beach, and there is a warning for all small craft in Atlantic waters, according to NWS Melbourne.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The abnormally warm temperatures are now threatening a warmer Christmas for a typically snowy environment.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Egerton will star as an enigmatic arson investigator on the hunt for two serial arsonists terrorizing the area.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Taal’s suspension came months after anonymous threats were made to kill Jewish students at Cornell, terrorizing people on its upstate New York campus.
    Akansha Singh, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrorizing
Verb
  • Short and Yang made a great team shaming the Peanuts children.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Some use shaming to project their values onto others to encourage conformity to their standards.
    Libby Ryan, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of shaming
Verb
  • This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.
    Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of intimidating
Verb
  • LeBron James scored 32 points one game after setting the NBA’s all-time minutes record for regular-season games, bullying the Kings on the offensive end while grabbing four steals on the defensive end.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • He's been asking people to sign a petition urging Congress to take up legislation to curb bullying nationwide.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of bullying
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