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pressing

[pres-ing] / ˈprɛs ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
important; urgent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital
STRONG
burning claiming constraining crying distressing exacting forcing instant obliging requiring
WEAK
clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant
WEAK
insignificant

Example Sentences

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The players in full-back areas took up deeper positions, increasing the distance Liverpool's wing-backs had to cover when pressing.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The most pressing issue was that the basketball team had about $500,000 in its NIL coffers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Any public discussion of violence is sensitive in Mexico, where, polls show, citizens call security their most pressing concern.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Barron’s: What are the most pressing economic developments that could lead the U.S. economy into a recession?

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

When I was older, I joined Margaret in the valet shop, doing work like unpacking the guests’ trunks and pressing their clothes, as well as babysitting their children.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson