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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
Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Without this change, the system will buckle under converging pressures.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Asian central banks may find more room to ease policy after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday and signaled more reductions ahead, as the region contends with trade headwinds and currency pressures.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Housing costs compound these pressures, having increased 121% from 1960 to 2017 while median household income rose only 29%.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
No penalties, no glaring mistakes, no pressures.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Through two weeks this season, Young has nine quarterback pressures and three sacks, including a strip sack of Tennessee’s Cam Ward that cemented the Rams’ win this past weekend.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Rookie left tackle Will Campbell had a solid start to Sunday’s game but was flagged twice for false starts and allowed key pressures as the game extended into the fourth quarter.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The law currently gives prosecutors too much leverage in the courtroom and pressures defendants to take a plea deal over defending themselves at trial, Preston said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
But Jackson's availability could affect their ability to match Los Angeles' depth, particularly if the Sparks' frontcourt tandem of Stevens and Dearica Hamby pressures Seattle inside.
—Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
While his family pressures him to alter the lineup, his bond with Charles remains the strongest argument for his decision.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The Senate is also debating whether to move forward on legislation that would slap steep tariffs on some of Russia's trading partners as the United States pressures Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
Noun
These pressures, along with a variety of professional and societal stressors, make well-being and work-life balance a top priority.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Without this change, the system will buckle under converging pressures.
—Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Asian central banks may find more room to ease policy after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday and signaled more reductions ahead, as the region contends with trade headwinds and currency pressures.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Housing costs compound these pressures, having increased 121% from 1960 to 2017 while median household income rose only 29%.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
No penalties, no glaring mistakes, no pressures.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Through two weeks this season, Young has nine quarterback pressures and three sacks, including a strip sack of Tennessee’s Cam Ward that cemented the Rams’ win this past weekend.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Combined, these economic and political pressures created fertile ground for social mobilization.
—Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
Rookie left tackle Will Campbell had a solid start to Sunday’s game but was flagged twice for false starts and allowed key pressures as the game extended into the fourth quarter.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
The suit also alleges that Fox News pressures its guests not to appear on Newsmax and has hired private investigators to target Newsmax executives in an effort to drag down the channel.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
The law currently gives prosecutors too much leverage in the courtroom and pressures defendants to take a plea deal over defending themselves at trial, Preston said.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
But Jackson's availability could affect their ability to match Los Angeles' depth, particularly if the Sparks' frontcourt tandem of Stevens and Dearica Hamby pressures Seattle inside.
—Grant Afseth, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
While his family pressures him to alter the lineup, his bond with Charles remains the strongest argument for his decision.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
The Senate is also debating whether to move forward on legislation that would slap steep tariffs on some of Russia's trading partners as the United States pressures Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the war in Ukraine.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressures
Noun
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The magnesium salt flakes loosen up tight shoulders and soothe tired feet, as lavender and clary sage oil turn the day's stresses into far-off, distant memories.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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An injured athlete also needs instruction on flexibility and strengthening exercises for the ankle and foot to increase their ability to withstand the stresses from their athletic activities.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Developers face rising costs, labor shortages, and supply constraints.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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Daniels steps up, but Wyatt is right there and forces Daniels to cut back right into Sorrell and Brooks, who split the sack for a loss of 2 yards.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Employers counter that the cost of providing what unions want adversely affects their competitiveness in other states and nations and forces them to raise prices, reduce employment or even leave California to remain solvent.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Set against the backdrop of the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, the coming-of-age drama centers on Chou, a teenager struggling with family tensions exacerbated by the political turmoil’s impact on his household’s finances.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The instability has often been a result of tensions between democrats, monarchists, the Maoists and political parties.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Political compulsions could lead to measures that expand the country's fiscal deficit, further raising borrowing costs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet these productions are increasingly designed around an ethos of visual-over-depth that compels us to immediately document and post each scene.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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One way lawsuits can generate this pressure is through the discovery process, which compels companies to turn over internal documents, and could shed insight into what executives knew about safety risks or marketing harms.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Similar to the flu vaccine, the COVID-19 vaccines are updated annually to provide better protection against the strains of the virus circulating during each year's respiratory virus season.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The strains have changed, and older children have built up a certain level of immunity now that COVID-19 has been around for over five years.—
Pia Pannaraj,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Compulsory heterosexuality is a theoretical framework coined by lesbian scholar Adrienne Rich in 1980 to describe how heterosexuality as an institution compels and coerces female sexuality for patriarchal purposes.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
27 Aug. 2025
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The pic centers on Ali (Ekin Koç), a university professor who is haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother and coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Pressures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressures. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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