1
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
Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Mounting pressure on Nvidia Huawei’s chip push comes at a moment of intensifying US–China tech rivalry.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
With nearly nine million people packing its halls each year, and 25,000 daily visitors to the Mona Lisa alone, the royal residence-turned-museum is struggling to bear the pressure it was never built to accommodate.
—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
Mounting pressure on Nvidia Huawei’s chip push comes at a moment of intensifying US–China tech rivalry.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
After retrieving the money and giving it to the gunmen, Borges and her family still weren't released and were pressured to get access to more funds.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Change is inherently pressured, and building 'organizational muscles' in times of adversity helps make teams more resilient and ultimately antifragile.
—Heather V. MacArthur, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressure
Noun
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The team showed that the material continued to function after long exposure to stress and acidic corrosion, conditions similar to those in the gastrointestinal tract.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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So, on May 5, Boone said yes to the stress and returned to the Majors as the Rangers hitting coach, joining the team of hitting coach Justin Viele and assistant hitting coach Seth Conner.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The network denied the claims but admitted it was edited due to time constraints.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The credit rating agency put the rise down to policy weaknesses, market constraints, and inflation, Reuters noted.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Kuomintang, or KMT, also known as the Nationalist Party of China, is the party formerly led by Chiang Kai-shek that ruled the entirety of the Republic of China before Mao Zedong’s communist military forced it to flee to Taiwan.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show also featured a number of first-time nominees and first-time winners like Tramell Tillman, Jeff Hiller, Hannah Einbinder, and Owen Cooper, all of whom were been forced to amend their moment in the spotlight to adhere to the joke.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cold plunges put a temporary strain on your heart.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
22 Sep. 2025
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This gap means countless infections go untreated and dangerous, drug-resistant strains spread undetected.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Sep. 2025
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Castro’s talent lies in meticulously creating a realistic—and entertaining—portrait of one man’s compulsions, bringing individual texture to a curious social phenomenon.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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And that compulsion — a genuine, profound desire to share her findings with the world — makes for a classic, stick-to-your ribs documentary experience about a fascinating person.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This is a federal regulator who is using the power of government to coerce, both Nexstar and ABC, to take Jimmy Kimmel down off the air.—
Kendall Wright,
ABC News,
21 Sep. 2025
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An investigation was launched after victims at Fieldstone Middle School reported to their school resource officer and school administrators that they were being coerced online.—
Nancy Cutler,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leaders have since reached an agreement to de-escalate tensions, temporarily lowering the duties to 30% on the United States’ side and 10% on China’s part.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Both nations' military deployments indicate that the region could remain a potential flashpoint, with further operations or incidents possibly escalating tensions.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Husseini’s successor of sorts, his distant cousin Yasser Arafat, also resorted to murder and intimidation.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This decision undermines basic constitutional protections and deepens the climate of intimidation against both immigrants and people of color.—
Norma Chavez-Peterson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressure. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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