pressure cooker
noun
1
: an airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under pressure
2
: a situation or environment that is fraught with emotional or social pressures
pressure-cook
verb
Examples of pressure cooker in a Sentence
The new boss has turned the office into a pressure cooker.
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s a reason air fryers are such a hot topic (excuse our pun): These multitaskers are some of the most versatile kitchen appliances out there, doing for countertop ovens what Instant Pots did for pressure cookers.
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Carly Monardo, Bon Appétit, 25 Sep. 2024
That timeline is meant to ensure that any recommendation is made outside the pressure cooker of an election cycle, in which all political parties have come out against the deal.
—Kayla Tausche and Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
The film will concentrate on the pressure cooker of the decision-making but also capture the scale of the landings.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Another is through the decline of the Instant Pot, the electric pressure cooker that sold millions of units before its parent company declared bankruptcy last year.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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Carly Monardo, Bon Appétit, 25 Sep. 2024
That timeline is meant to ensure that any recommendation is made outside the pressure cooker of an election cycle, in which all political parties have come out against the deal.
—Kayla Tausche and Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
The film will concentrate on the pressure cooker of the decision-making but also capture the scale of the landings.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Another is through the decline of the Instant Pot, the electric pressure cooker that sold millions of units before its parent company declared bankruptcy last year.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Pressure cooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pressure%20cooker. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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