high-pressuring

present participle of high-pressure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressuring
Verb
  • Most products marketing themselves as world models today are renderers.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Haze, who is marketing the home through Compass, said the transportive quality of the Stinson Beach getaway isn’t subtle.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • An Indiana man is accused of stalking, harassment, intimidation and sending threatening and explicit messages to WNBA star Sophie Cunningham via social media, officials said.
    Madison Lambert, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • To remove the possibility of high schoolers negotiating higher bonuses by threatening to go to college.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • But mutual contempt was perhaps an even less promising foundation to build a country on than merchandising.
    Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The trend for authentic vintage is having a halo effect on how brands are designing and merchandising their sport collections.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Brooks also relished his role as a class clown, terrorizing his teachers and leaving his friends gasping with laughter.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • But his journey from shining shoes in the slums to terrorizing defenses in the world’s biggest stadiums relies too heavily on the flashy montage to pack an emotional punch.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • At the center of the controversy is a sidewalk vending ordinance San Diego adopted in 2024 that also prohibited yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline beaches and parks without city permission.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Authorities said the body recovered at the festival in western Michigan was found by a restroom vending company employee performing routine maintenance.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Later, we’re treated to an electrifying scene of Dennis blackmailing a woman named Joyce Tercek in an elevator.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Of course, Lili responds by blackmailing her, threatening to out her for accepting the principal position knowing she'd been mistakenly recruited for the job.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Santiago was charged with menacing a police officer and criminal possession of a weapon.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Some argue that the only way to stop Iran from menacing the region and its people is to crush this regime.
    Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, a judge threw out the accusations of body shaming following a motion from Lizzo’s team that argued that events like the nude show outings were protected free speech as part of the creative process.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • The loud and insistent residents of Monterey Park showed that shaming and pressuring politicians can work.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
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“High-pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressuring. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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