under stress
idiom
: dealing with something that causes worry or anxiety
I'm sorry for being grumpy. I've been under a lot of stress at work lately.
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Almost 400 such shots are deployed each year to test materials under stress and further our understanding of the physics of nuclear weapons testing and astrophysical phenomena like supernovas.
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Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The idea was to drain the play clock so that Denver’s offense would have to operate under stress, without time for the quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, to survey the defense.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Much of our concern about climate change and reproduction is rooted in the idea that reproduction is one of the first processes to fail under stress.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
This podcast supports living better by focusing on resilience, nervous system regulation, and performance under stress, which are increasingly recognized as healthspan factors.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
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Frances Stead Sellers, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
The idea was to drain the play clock so that Denver’s offense would have to operate under stress, without time for the quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, to survey the defense.
—Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Much of our concern about climate change and reproduction is rooted in the idea that reproduction is one of the first processes to fail under stress.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
This podcast supports living better by focusing on resilience, nervous system regulation, and performance under stress, which are increasingly recognized as healthspan factors.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for under stress
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“Under stress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20stress. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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