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as in stress
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time
a business executive who works well under pressure
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as in constraint
the use of power to impose one's will on another
pressure from their peers can often cause teens to do things that they normally wouldn't consider
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as in to force
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
his father pressured him to go out for the swim team
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Recent Examples of pressure
Josiah H. Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the Trump administration has escalated pressure on pro-Palestinian protesters and schools seen as abetting them.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Ari Levy,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump was tightening the screws after his explosive Oval Office meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the U.S. leader tries to pressure the erstwhile American ally to embrace peace talks with its invader.
—Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Amid steady and in some cases surging demand for services, federal CVF dollars have been declining since 2018, putting acute pressure on providers of key services, with women and children affected disproportionately.
—Josiah H. Brown, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2025
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At the same time, the Trump administration has escalated pressure on pro-Palestinian protesters and schools seen as abetting them.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
Backers like Lonsdale have been quick to post about other matters, complimenting actions taken by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump for pressuring Mexican drug cartels.
—Ari Levy,mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
Trump was tightening the screws after his explosive Oval Office meeting Friday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the U.S. leader tries to pressure the erstwhile American ally to embrace peace talks with its invader.
—Zeke Miller, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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Conserve; water only when established plants show signs of wilting or moisture stress 44.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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While pushing through stress may seem like strength, toughing it out at work is a form of stress mismanagement that harms your mental health and career trajectory.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Food insecurity creates a combination of issues, from financial constraints, lack of access to affordable nutritious food, social and emotional stress, and affects the academic performance of college students, according to Talamantes.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2025
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The main countermeasure is mortar fire, which is cheap and mobile—again, not a serious constraint that requires around-the-clock shifts in Russian factories.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tracking the Trump administration’s rollback of climate and environmental policies can seem like being forced through a wormhole back in time.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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The episode opened right where the last one left off — Britney was forced to decide Danielle’s fate at the roundtable after Danielle and Ivar tied in votes at the penultimate banishment ceremony.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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These experts meet twice a year — in the fall and spring — to choose strains for countries in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Add in that the Food and Drug Administration appeared to side against safe and effective medicine by cancelling the meeting of the committee tasked with identifying the strains for next season’s influenza vaccines is just more evidence that the crazy anti-science mindset is taking hold.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Gondry expands his eclectic filmography with this rejuvenating fantasia, revealing another facet of his creativity (and confessing a certain compulsion; when Maya declines to provide a title for a next short, his reaction is priceless).—
Sheri Linden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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Overcoming the compulsions, the siren’s call, the lowest-common-denominator, tabloid, casino effect of everything in a very competitive attention environment where we’re driven toward the lowest common denominator.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Trump’s rocky relationship with Zelensky goes back five years—to when Trump first held up military assistance Congress had authorized for Ukraine to coerce Zelensky into investigating his political rival Joe Biden.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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A week later, the White House used the threat of tariffs to coerce Mexico into dispatching thousands of additional troops along the U.S.-Mexico border to combat fentanyl smuggling.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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Rather, according to the article, their union ended because of tension in their work and married life.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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The tension reflects broader trade policy frictions.—
Ronak D. Desai,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Mulligan invites Thompson — after her Misty used magic to compel the dragon to dance as a distraction — to roll for the dragon’s power to resist it.—
Eric Francisco,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
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If the court finds that Musk is the child's father, St. Clair can then compel him to pay child support.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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