high-pressuring

verb

Definition of high-pressuringnext
present participle of high-pressure
1
as in dealing (in)

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2
as in threatening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressuring
  1. threatening
  2. intimidating
  3. bullying
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  • By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Hernandez is indicted on charges of assault and battery and threatening to do bodily harm in connection with the February 25 jailhouse altercation.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • But the writers who spoke with Rolling Stone say McMahon’s intimidating behavior was not just for show.
    Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Libby also often hiked the Monon High Bridge trail and was never scared to cross the bridge, which is famous and intimidating for its height and the big gaps between the wooden steps.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of intimidating
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  • Features with children at the core – usually included in the festival’s Just Film section dedicated to children and youth – are also part of the official selection through stories of bullying at school and children’s rights, among others.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Here are four effective tactics for parents to combat bullying tendencies and foster more empathy in their children.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of bullying
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