as in aggressive
having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal
a high-pressure salesman who wouldn't take "no" for an answer "for a limited time only" and other standbys of high-pressure advertising
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as in to merchandise
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as in to threaten
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Recent Examples of high-pressure
Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
And the two-time World Series champ would have added a ton of offensive firepower and high-pressure experience in what’s shaping up to be a postseason-or-bust season.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Emilia Benton, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
Unlike existing portable desalination systems based on reverse osmosis, the MIT team’s prototype does not need any high-pressure pumping or maintenance by technicians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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Adjective
This could have been, in part, due to a stationary high-pressure system located in the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
And the two-time World Series champ would have added a ton of offensive firepower and high-pressure experience in what’s shaping up to be a postseason-or-bust season.
—Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
At the time, Cherington was working at a high-pressure job as an exercise physiology-and-physical-therapy assistant in the intensive care unit at a Boston hospital.
—Emilia Benton, SELF, 15 Mar. 2023
Unlike existing portable desalination systems based on reverse osmosis, the MIT team’s prototype does not need any high-pressure pumping or maintenance by technicians.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressure
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New numbers show 52% of detainees were originally arrested by ICE compared to 48% first apprehended by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), signaling how aggressive the Trump administration is turning toward the interior of the nation for immigration enforcement.—
Russell Contreras,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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With Oklahoma City, currently the best and most aggressive defense in the league by a wide margin, there isn’t just one candidate.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then there's the question of whether parents want merchandising opportunities to shape the programming their kids watch.—
Alana Semuels,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ken Kremer, a merchandising manager, said his brother has walked home from work for the past month because his car needed repairs.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The third season, based on Michael Connelly’s best-selling novels Desert Star and The Black Ice, will center on a murder investigation of Kurt Dockweiler, which threatens to ruin the lives of the series’ three main characters.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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The 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada had already been set to go into effect, but the president had not previously threatened to impose an additional 10% tariffs on Chinese imports after the initial 10% tariff on the country’s goods went into effect earlier this month.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With an extra hour of light, residents in Southern California can go horseback riding in Catalina, hiking ambitious trails or biking along L.A.’s coast.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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At an ambitious 95 minutes, Ghost Boy tends to lag in places, but both director and narrator are aware of their story’s potential to get stuck in a groove, and both are there to pick up the slack whenever it’s needed.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2025
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Summary Weight loss supplements are a big industry; many are marketed as fat-burning, metabolism-boosting, or appetite-suppressing, but there is no evidence to support these claims.—
Allison Herries,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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A lot of character growth happens offscreen, and the romantic relationships feel arbitrary more than anything else — necessary on the page for marketing a TV show, but mostly incidental to what makes people want to watch this one in the first place.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The bill has been met with both fierce opposition and staunch support from students, professors and community members across the state.—
Amanda McCard,
Hartford Courant,
8 Mar. 2025
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With Zverev looking to cement his dominance, Alcaraz aiming for a repeat title, and Fritz eager to defend home soil, the competition will be fierce from day one.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Chen stressed that Strahan’s collections will continue to be wholesaled at those retailers as well as others such as Dick’s Sporting Goods and Fanatics, which offer his more casual collections including those created for the Super Bowl as well as his line for the UFL league.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
WWD,
26 Feb. 2025
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The 15-million-person region along the US-Mexico border, with cities such as San Diego; Tucson, Arizona; and El Paso, Texas, is rich in businesses from manufacturing and wholesaling trade to transportation and warehousing.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Brush, by Eliana Hernández-Pachón, translated by Robin Myers The Brush is a book-length poem about people trapped and menaced by forces beyond their control.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2024
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But, in a shift, countries that have been close trading partners of the United States also saw their economies menaced.—
Annie Correal,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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