as in tired
suffering from high levels of physical and especially psychological stress
you seem really stressed right now, so maybe you should try to do something more relaxing
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as in worried
to experience concern or anxiety
the restaurant manager has a tendency to stress about every little thing that goes wrong
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as in emphasized
to make more apparent
his bad performance only stressed what I'd been saying all along
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as in highlighted
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
the doctor stressed the importance of exercise
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Recent Examples of stressed
Sean Gentille, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Better Brain & Body’s numbers — about 80% of users feeling less stressed and anxious after three to four weeks, with some seeing results in just a few days and others taking up to six weeks — fall inside the same range.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
One Nvidia executive, who insisted on speaking on background to describe its industrial strategy, stressed that the company was moving from developing computer chips to providing entire AI systems.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
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Adjective
Fans obliged in droves, popping off their shirts and bringing a building that had stagnated into stressed silence back to the top of its register.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Better Brain & Body’s numbers — about 80% of users feeling less stressed and anxious after three to four weeks, with some seeing results in just a few days and others taking up to six weeks — fall inside the same range.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Verb
Tusk stressed that law enforcement authorities are still collecting evidence.
—Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
One Nvidia executive, who insisted on speaking on background to describe its industrial strategy, stressed that the company was moving from developing computer chips to providing entire AI systems.
—ABC News, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stressed
Adjective
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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So tired and anxious and stressed.—
Anna Spoerre,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Despite shooting 1-for-16 and committing five turnovers in the final period, Valkyries coach Nakase said nothing worried her about her team’s fourth quarter performance.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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Helen worried about Pip’s socialization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Four candidates drawing attention are Harold Cogdell, Carrie Cook, Mike Evans and Robert Harrington, who emphasized affordability, infrastructure and restoring civility to council meetings.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2026
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At his Senate confirmation hearing in April, Warsh emphasized the threat posed by elevated inflation.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Jones portrayed Jackson as a newcomer attempting to buy the governor’s office and highlighted his past donations to Trump critics.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Ralston highlighted research indicating that more than 40% of breeding permit fish, a key recreational fishery in the state, were being lost to sharks during the catch-and-release process.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The workplace fills up with work that looks finished, sounds confident, and is hollow enough that some exhausted human — usually without credit or reward — still has to mop it up.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The governing body has so crowded the playing calendar that many of the better players in the world come into the tournament mentally exhausted and physically gassed.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Concrete walls and floors are reinforced with metal rebar, which conducts electricity and should therefore also be avoided.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
12 June 2026
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The handle is reinforced at the grip with G-10, a textured material designed for extreme weather conditions.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Fantasy managers were nervous about investing in Brown due to possible rotation but one per cent of them were rewarded with a goal, an assist and the scouting bonus.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Hundreds of thousands of fans, sitting in bars throughout the city, watched televisions in nervous silence.—
Jenna Thompson
June 16,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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“Stressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stressed. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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