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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
Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
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
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
If the Giants field a defense with Burns, Thibodeaux, Carter and Reese in 2026, one source noted, the Giants’ coordinator Wilson might actually be able to rush four and play coverage on the back end rather than pressuring relentlessly.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump has been pressuring Powell to support a dramatic cut to benchmark interest rates set by the Fed's Open Market Committee since taking office again in 2025.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
With no imminent threat of a return to a punishing bombing campaign, Iran is achieving its central war aim of driving up the price of oil, and with it pressuring Trump to accede to some of its demands.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The sergeant spent hours pressuring Lodes, then 47, to accept early retirement.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The messages seemed to show Felix Wanjala, who was the hospital’s CEO during Abraaj’s ownership, apparently pressuring doctors to meet daily admissions targets and extend peoples’ hospital stays.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Democrats pressuring for 25th Amendment Democrats and their allies have already begun to pounce on these recent events.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Recently, the ex has been pressuring her to move back in with him.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
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
Verb
Whenever Kucherov gets the puck, usually on the half wall on the right side of the power play, the Canadiens have a forward running at him immediately, pressuring him and forcing him to make a quick decision with the puck.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
If the Giants field a defense with Burns, Thibodeaux, Carter and Reese in 2026, one source noted, the Giants’ coordinator Wilson might actually be able to rush four and play coverage on the back end rather than pressuring relentlessly.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Trump has been pressuring Powell to support a dramatic cut to benchmark interest rates set by the Fed's Open Market Committee since taking office again in 2025.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
With no imminent threat of a return to a punishing bombing campaign, Iran is achieving its central war aim of driving up the price of oil, and with it pressuring Trump to accede to some of its demands.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
The sergeant spent hours pressuring Lodes, then 47, to accept early retirement.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The messages seemed to show Felix Wanjala, who was the hospital’s CEO during Abraaj’s ownership, apparently pressuring doctors to meet daily admissions targets and extend peoples’ hospital stays.
—Hettie O'Brien, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Democrats pressuring for 25th Amendment Democrats and their allies have already begun to pounce on these recent events.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Recently, the ex has been pressuring her to move back in with him.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressuring
Noun
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In September 2025, Akin Gump entered into a lobbying contract with United Solar Polysilicon to represent its interests on trade policy, according to a March 31 disclosure.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kempthorne held his positions as president and CEO of the American Council of Life Insurers, which involved lobbying before Congress, for eight years before exiting in 2018.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Things quickly changed, however, as Orlando’s defense stopped forcing turnovers and its offense came to a halt.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The staff union picketed outside the SAG-AFTRA building, where those negotiations were held for the first two weeks, blocking entrances to the parking garage and forcing negotiators to cross a picket line to get inside.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Knowing how to drive is the prompting.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Recently, her kids, ages 11 and 15, participated in a school walkout in protest of ICE without any prompting from her.—
Adrienne Farr,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Prior to his 2011 conviction, Jeffs was charged and convicted of being an accomplice to rape in September 2007 after coercing a 14-year-old to marry her 19-year-old cousin, though the ruling was later overturned by the Utah Supreme Court over faulty jury instructions, according to CBS News.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Indonesia responded the following day by coercing the UDT and APODETI, among others, into issuing and signing the Balibo Declaration, which proclaimed the integration of East Timor into Indonesia.—
Agathe Demarolle,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Once dismissed as a side hustle or vanity career, social media influencing has rapidly evolved into one of the most lucrative—and measurable—jobs in the modern economy.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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We are faced with a next generation of AI-enabled influencing that is readily undertaken on a massive scale.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On March 17, the House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena to Bondi, compelling her to sit for a deposition about the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files on April 14.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Justice Department initially said that its release, made in response to a law passed by Congress compelling the agency to disclose nearly all files related to Epstein, comprised more than 3 million pages.—
Elliott Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s an ever present sense of the air moving, seen in the grass swaying and the smoke drifting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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While Kesteloo is used to traveling at sea, the rocking and swaying of the boat might affect you differently.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The unions argue that carrying out permanent layoffs during a funding lapse violates the Antideficiency Act, which bars agencies from obligating funds without congressional authorization, and exceeds executive authority under the Administrative Procedure Act.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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“Pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressuring. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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