high-pres·sure
ˈhī-ˈpre-shər 
1
a
: having or involving a high or comparatively high pressure especially greatly exceeding that of the atmosphere
b
: having a high barometric pressure
2
a
: using or involving aggressive and insistent sales techniques
b
: imposing or involving severe strain or tension
high-pressure occupations
high-pressured; high-pressuring; high-pressures
: to sell or influence by high-pressure tactics
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Adjective
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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Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The city has set five daily heat records in December due to a persistent high-pressure system.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
The high-pressure series starring Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, and Katherine LaNasa, about doctors, nurses, and residents at a Pittsburgh trauma medical unit set over one single shift, will pick up 10 months after the finale of Season 1 and take place over the Fourth of July weekend.
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Adjective
The high-pressure series starring Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, and Katherine LaNasa, about doctors, nurses, and residents at a Pittsburgh trauma medical unit set over one single shift, will pick up 10 months after the finale of Season 1 and take place over the Fourth of July weekend.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
The city has set five daily heat records in December due to a persistent high-pressure system.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
The technology must come out of the lab This work shows that solar energy can be captured, stored, transported as a liquid, and later converted into hydrogen without high-pressure tanks, extreme cold, or electrical power.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025
The high-pressure series starring Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, and Katherine LaNasa, about doctors, nurses, and residents at a Pittsburgh trauma medical unit set over one single shift, will pick up 10 months after the finale of Season 1 and take place over the Fourth of July weekend.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
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“High-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-pressure. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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