as in forced
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
his father pressured him to go out for the swim team
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Recent Examples of pressured
Heading into the November midterm election, which Democrats believe will hinge on issues such as affordability and health care, national outcry over ICE's conduct has pressured lawmakers to speak out.
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CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
He was pressured on more than 50 percent of his dropbacks four times this season, and has faced double-digit quick pressures in just as many.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Heading into the November midterm election, which Democrats believe will hinge on issues such as affordability and health care, national outcry over ICE’s conduct has pressured lawmakers to speak out.
—Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
Albanese at first suggested such a wide-ranging inquiry might take too long, but rejected the suggestion on Thursday that he had been pressured to change his mind.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
During that decade of horror, the man pressured his child to remain quiet about his assaults.
—Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Leaders are being pressured to move faster, and do more with less, at the same time.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Months later, Allen, a logging operator, admitted he had been pressured to testify falsely.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
His mother told Israeli media he was allegedly pressured to convert to Islam in exchange for food.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressured
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She and other members of both houses and both parties were evacuated for their safety for several hours as rioters forced their way into the Capitol that day.—
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The township, which has raised the possibility it'll be forced into bankruptcy, said its insurer went out of business before the claim arose.—
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Given rising trade tensions and the likely unsustainable strength in the export sector, Beijing might eventually be compelled to ramp up its policy measures significantly.—
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You might be compelled to flirt with the visible lingerie trend or pair a new faux fur coat with tall Uggs.—
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He was coerced into opening a black safe that contained about $400 in cash, and a gold necklace, gold bracelet and gold ring were taken off his body.—
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However, both Maher and his third wife Heidi have since claimed that Maher's confession was coerced.—
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Things got complicated at that point, given that Kern County’s district attorney was obligated to recuse herself and Atty.—
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Under reporting requirements to antitrust enforcers, companies are obligated to provide notice of large mergers, including hostile bids.—
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Diaz obliged, but not before smacking an unlucky onlooker with a wayward first attempt, above.—
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Grok initially refused to put clown makeup on a Jama photo at the request of one user, but when another person said the photo was not of Jama, Grok soon obliged.—
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“Pressured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressured. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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