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as in stresses
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 constraints
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 forces
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 pressures
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
While the central bank has its own favorite metric courtesy of the Commerce Department, the public data base is rife with other gauges of how price pressures are best viewed.
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Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Finding someone who understands the challenges and pressures of early-stage companies is a big ask.
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Kate Morgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Feeling the pressures of the world?
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Under this view, human and plant species were entirely malleable, shaped profoundly by the pressures of the natural and artificial world around them.
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The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently.
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Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
In that lone start of his career, Nourzad allowed just two quarterback pressures over 40 opportunities.
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Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The idea is to insulate the department head from the political pressures that led to Mayor Johnson’s firing earlier this year of Garien Gatewood as deputy mayor for public safety.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Allocation system pressures dealers.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
The subpoena effectively pressures the state’s three professional football teams — Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — not to apply the league’s diversity hiring practices for top jobs.
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David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
This then pressures the Federal Reserve to finance the debt through monetary expansion, which causes inflation and drives up interest rates.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
If someone pressures you to send money immediately, treat it as a warning sign.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noah pressures her to choose him and accuses her of being a gold digger in the process.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.
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Paulina Likos,zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond responded in a video posted on X, claiming the message effectively pressures candidates of color to end their gubernatorial bid.
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CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
Ciletti said the pressures on retail grocers have been mounting.
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Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
While the central bank has its own favorite metric courtesy of the Commerce Department, the public data base is rife with other gauges of how price pressures are best viewed.
—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
1 July 2026
Finding someone who understands the challenges and pressures of early-stage companies is a big ask.
—
Kate Morgan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Feeling the pressures of the world?
—
Usa Today,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Under this view, human and plant species were entirely malleable, shaped profoundly by the pressures of the natural and artificial world around them.
—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
25 June 2026
Countries everywhere are feeling inflationary pressures from the Iran war, but Americans and Europeans are coping differently.
—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
25 June 2026
In that lone start of his career, Nourzad allowed just two quarterback pressures over 40 opportunities.
—
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The idea is to insulate the department head from the political pressures that led to Mayor Johnson’s firing earlier this year of Garien Gatewood as deputy mayor for public safety.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Verb
An activist often pressures a board to focus more on costs, assets, and capital allocation.
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Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Allocation system pressures dealers.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
The subpoena effectively pressures the state’s three professional football teams — Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — not to apply the league’s diversity hiring practices for top jobs.
—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
This then pressures the Federal Reserve to finance the debt through monetary expansion, which causes inflation and drives up interest rates.
—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
If someone pressures you to send money immediately, treat it as a warning sign.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Noah pressures her to choose him and accuses her of being a gold digger in the process.
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Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Businesses are either forced to absorb rising input costs, which pressures profit margins, or pass them through to clients, which adds to inflationary pressures.
—
Paulina Likos,zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond responded in a video posted on X, claiming the message effectively pressures candidates of color to end their gubernatorial bid.
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CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressures
Noun
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Comedy breaks away her stresses and allows viewers to be vulnerable with her.
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The system has shown remarkable resilience even under these stresses thanks to the diversity of supply sources and the growing share of term contracts.
Noun
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The trick is to find workloads that fit within those constraints or can be cleanly split across many small nodes.
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In a franchise system, innovation has to work for owners with real operating constraints.
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This forces the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the esophagus and the stomach, to open and close rapidly in succession.
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Andy’s diagnosis pulled her back overnight—a common reality for glioblastoma families, since the disease often forces patients to stop working.
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Gulf primary bond issuance came to an abrupt halt in the wake of the conflict, with corporate and sovereign bond yields jumping as geopolitical tensions escalated.
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This transition from passive information to active execution introduces genuine, high-stakes tensions around corporate accountability and risk.
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For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app.
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In a clinical setting, mental health experts call such actions compulsions – behaviors that feel impossible to resist – are fueled by obsessive thoughts and eventually begin to interfere with a person’s ability to lead a normal, healthy life.
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This ruling compels companies to confront systemic biases embedded in their hiring data, rather than solely blaming technology.
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When systemic failures persist, lawsuits are the catalyst that compels meaningful reform and protects children who cannot protect themselves.
Noun
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Moderate or worse strains may take a few months to get back to the pitch.
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The two antibodies also recognize regions of the proteins that rarely change across circulating strains of both Nipah and Hendra viruses.
Verb
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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.
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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
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“Pressures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressures. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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