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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
Strongest matches
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
Weak matches
verb as in accentuate, emphasize
Example Sentences
The SNP councillor for Langside wants the UK government to step in but is at pains to stress that refugees do not have priority over anyone else.
"For much of my life I have sought to promote and encourage ways we can work with, rather than against nature. In other words, to restore balance to our planet which is under such stress," said the King.
Local media reported on Wednesday the 32-year-old will miss the first Test in Perth on 21 November and is doubtful for the whole series as fresh scans showed his back stress problem had not yet healed.
Cummins was ruled out of Australia's white-ball series against New Zealand and India last month after scans revealed a lumbar bone stress in his back.
This resulted in severe stress and anxiety that led her to need a six-week medical leave, according to the lawsuit.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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