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stress
noun as in emphasis
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accent, accentuation, beat, force, import, importance, significance, urgency
noun as in physical or mental pressure
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agony, anxiety, burden, crunch, fear, hardship, hassle, heat, intensity, nervousness, strain, tension, trauma, worry
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affliction, alarm, albatross, apprehensiveness, clutch, disquiet, disquietude, distention, draw, dread, expectancy, extension, fearfulness, ferment, flutter, force, impatience, misgiving, mistrust, oppression, passion, protraction, pull, restlessness, spring, stretch, tautness, tenseness, tensity, tightness, traction, trepidation, trial, urgency
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verb as in accentuate, emphasize
Example Sentences
Plus, because high-grade corporate bonds are among the most liquid and heavily traded credit instruments, investors might look to sell them first in a time of stress or concern, Barclays analysts observed in a separate note.
Greek authorities also stress that there is currently no certified vaccine against sheep pox.
UV radiation can injure DNA and generate oxidative stress in skin cells, which in turn triggers inflammation that causes the familiar redness, pain, and blistering of sunburn.
A GP says patients are presenting with mental health problems because of stress they feel over their levels of personal debt.
Dr Sreekissoon said the stress caused by the debt people faced was compounded by issues relating to their family situations.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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