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pressure
noun as in physical force, weight
noun as in demand, difficulty
Strongest matches
adversity, burden, constraint, force, hardship, heat, influence, power, strain, stress, tension, trouble, weight
Strong matches
affliction, albatross, choke, clout, coercion, compulsion, confinement, crunch, discipline, distress, drag, duress, exigency, hassle, hurry, load, misfortune, necessity, obligation, persuasion, press, pull, requirement, sway, unnaturalness, urgency
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The South Asian nation has been caught up in Washington's push to pressure Russia over the Ukraine War.
The network recently canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” citing financial pressures.
Tessa Goodridge-Reynolds, from the Chard Community Hub, said: "It's pay-as-you-can so there's no pressure to donate at all. We just want to remove that pressure. It's a really expensive time for parents."
These can have side-effects, such as high blood pressure, and increase the risk of infections.
“But I’ve never experienced this level of impact as it relates to pressures coming from all sides of the housing ecosystem.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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