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high-pressured

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verb

past tense of high-pressure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressured
Adjective
  • Between 2022 and 2023, a team from Arkeologerna conducted an intensive investigation in the southernmost area of the former city.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The orbiters are expected to linger in a holding pattern before heading for Mars next year when the red planet is better aligned for a less fuel-intensive journey.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Opioids and benzodiazepines are the most obvious examples of drugs that at first seemed — and were marketed as — totally harmless treatments, only to carry massive social and personal consequences once prescribed to millions.
    Thomas Goetz, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Musk has marketed Grok as more fun and irreverent than other chatbots, taking pride in X being a place for free speech.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Plaintiffs allege Pepsi monitored competitors’ retail pricing and took corrective action whenever Walmart’s price advantage was threatened.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The radical republic that replaced it bore little resemblance to the partner of 1778, having descended into chaos, executions, and ideological extremism that threatened neighboring states.
    Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Fan Kelly Terzis described her feelings as intense sadness and grief, but also gratitude.
    Amanda Hari, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The study made a significant contribution, if not clarification, to this academic niche — medieval migration wasn’t seasonal, nor sporadic and intense.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In-store, the line will be merchandised across the young adult floor pad for its fashion and sportswear, with intimates and sleep living on the intimates and sleepwear floor pad.
    Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • If products are merchandised poorly, no one will want to purchase it and money will not circle back to fisheries and the Alaskan economy could suffer.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Court documents report the girl was terrorized when 44-year-old Summers wrapped both arms around her and refused to let go.
    Mark Price January 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Their blue line is huge and imposing with Radim Mrtka (BUF), Max Psenicka (UTA) and particularly Jiricek, who terrorized opponents all tournament, while the smaller Galvas competed well while making a ton of plays.
    Corey Pronman, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • What Tomato Paste Actually Is Tomato paste is made by cooking tomatoes slowly for hours, removing seeds and skins, and reducing the pulp until thick and intensely concentrated.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dried eucalyptus may not be enough to keep mice away, so opt for eucalyptus oil, which will have a more concentrated aroma.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • However, prosecutors portrayed Homolka as a battered wife who was beaten and blackmailed into aiding Bernardo, per the Associated Press.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The attorney general of California may have been blackmailed.
    Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 29 Nov. 2025
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“High-pressured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressured. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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