as in forcing
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 pressuring
Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
There are similarities between the standoff playing out between the White House and the Fed, and President Richard Nixon’s pressuring of the central bank in the 1970s, according to Nomura.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
And pressuring an athlete into helping is a pretty easy way to gain an edge.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, he will be disappointed to learn that publicly pressuring the Indians is a sure way to make negotiations more challenging.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Chaisson also scored a touchdown, pressuring Cam Ward into a fumble and then returning the ball four yards to the end zone in the third quarter.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Rising beef prices have been a problem for Texas Roadhouse all year, pressuring its restaurant margins.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Employers would be prohibited from pressuring or coercing anyone into signing such a waiver.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Republicans are pressuring Democrats to come to an agreement on reopening the federal government.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Philadelphia has a tough pass defense, but pressuring the quarterback isn’t its strong suit.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
There are similarities between the standoff playing out between the White House and the Fed, and President Richard Nixon’s pressuring of the central bank in the 1970s, according to Nomura.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
Kansas did an excellent job of pressuring the opposing ball-handlers, getting into shooters’ faces and making life miserable in general for the Cardinals.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
And pressuring an athlete into helping is a pretty easy way to gain an edge.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Still, he will be disappointed to learn that publicly pressuring the Indians is a sure way to make negotiations more challenging.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Chaisson also scored a touchdown, pressuring Cam Ward into a fumble and then returning the ball four yards to the end zone in the third quarter.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Rising beef prices have been a problem for Texas Roadhouse all year, pressuring its restaurant margins.
—Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Employers would be prohibited from pressuring or coercing anyone into signing such a waiver.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Republicans are pressuring Democrats to come to an agreement on reopening the federal government.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
Philadelphia has a tough pass defense, but pressuring the quarterback isn’t its strong suit.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressuring
Verb
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The Raptors ran relentlessly, even as Atlanta turned the ball over just 16 times, a far cry from what the Raptors were forcing in the preseason.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, West Virginia’s defense has a knack for forcing turnovers.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bars and restaurants with five or fewer machines only face $500 fines, a low penalty that's the result of Tavern League lobbying.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In one recent case, a 22-year-old man used Discord to prey on victims as young as 12 years old, coercing them into creating explicit content.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
21 Oct. 2025
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Employers would be prohibited from pressuring or coercing anyone into signing such a waiver.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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James competed on American Idol season 18 in 2020, originally under the name Sophia Wackerman before changing her surname at the prompting of the judges.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Extracting valuable hypotheses requires careful prompting, iterative feedback, and a willingness to engage in a kind of dialogue with the AI, notes Swanson.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even prior to Preservé’s arrival, the Motiva implants had begun fueling a shift in the way some surgeons perform breast augmentation, compelling them to more frequently place implants on top of the chest muscle instead of underneath it, as has been customary for decades.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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And yet, today, a few pieces of evidence are compelling us to reconsider this scenario.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My message was to stand up against this type of behavior and the danger of what influencing can mean on social media.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Negotiation and influencing skills are critical capabilities that the candidates can highlight as a testament to their ability to navigate the organizational dynamics, maneuver tricky situations and secure buy-in from detractors, if any.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This document, signed by a sponsor, is a legally enforceable contract obligating the sponsor to support the immigrant and prevent them from relying on public aid.—
Daniel Shoer Roth,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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The following year, legislation was passed formally designating these problems as matters of national concern and obligating local governments to implement countermeasures.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another key feature of the new design is its 3-degree-of-freedom waist, which allows the robot to perform human-like movements such as bending, twisting, and side-swaying with precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Riccardo’s performance encapsulates that frustration and jubilation, carrying the film on his charming, swaying shoulders.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressuring. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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