peer pressure
noun
: a feeling that one must do the same things as other people of one's age and social group in order to be liked or respected by them
She started drinking in high school because of peer pressure.
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Debate over the role of peer pressure in the popularity of New Kids on the Block.
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The American Lung Association finds the majority of adult smokers began smoking before the age of 18 and that children first begin smoking due to factors such as peer pressure, social norms, affordable tobacco products and parents who also smoke.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The ability for teens to make logical, educated decisions is muddied by an array of factors: their lack of life experience, their vulnerability to peer pressure and their underdeveloped brain maturity.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Also helpful is the kind of peer pressure among veterans who lead by example in terms of getting the proper amount of rest and recovery.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
The American Lung Association finds the majority of adult smokers began smoking before the age of 18 and that children first begin smoking due to factors such as peer pressure, social norms, affordable tobacco products and parents who also smoke.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The ability for teens to make logical, educated decisions is muddied by an array of factors: their lack of life experience, their vulnerability to peer pressure and their underdeveloped brain maturity.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Also helpful is the kind of peer pressure among veterans who lead by example in terms of getting the proper amount of rest and recovery.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Peer pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peer%20pressure. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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