as in pressure
the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time
under a lot of tension right now about her decision not to go to college
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Recent Examples of tension
Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The tension between former NFL stars and rivals James Harrison and Chad Ochocinco was palpable on Super Bowl Radio Row in New Orleans a couple weeks ago.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Julia Musto, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2022
Will tension between hawks and doves be the defining characteristic of Juntos going forward?
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
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Noun
There are stages to this sort of interaction: tension, incident, reconciliation and calm.
—Jann Blackstone, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article The tension between former NFL stars and rivals James Harrison and Chad Ochocinco was palpable on Super Bowl Radio Row in New Orleans a couple weeks ago.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
The team will separate and individually tension each of the five sunshield layers, stretching them into their final shape.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2022
Will tension between hawks and doves be the defining characteristic of Juntos going forward?
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 14 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tension
Noun
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While Trump aims to bring those supply chains onto American shores, the pandemic showed how disruptions and lengthy adjustments can produce more persistent inflation pressure.—
Howard Schneider,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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While gross margins have recently faced pressure due to the cost of liquid-cooling systems, efficiency improvements in the supply chain may help stabilize profitability.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Polished in its visuals but tensed from the get-go by a sinister electronic score, melding procedural and a shockingly incomprehensible reality, the suspense thriller builds as a potent mixture where the past also weighs heavily, in personal, historical and fantasy terms.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Key Ingredients: Chantecaille’s mask is enriched with plant stem cells, four peptides, tensing agents, and nourishers to smooth and lift the skin.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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His own stress must have been enormous: A new baby, other children, the crushing workload and financial worry of a new farm, and his wife with the impulse to kill their newborn.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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Sleep is so important, especially for stress levels, trying to lose weight.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But since then, federal stimulus money has dried up, costs have increased and budgets have tightened.—
Nick Coltrain,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Once again, the majority of doc filmmakers were struggling, and budgets tightened.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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An interruption in treatments could allow HIV to rebound in less than a month, in some cases, and could lead to more resistant strains arising, Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency medicine physician and professor at Brown University School of Public Health, told CNN.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this week, Nevada confirmed its first human case of bird flu, from the same strain, D1.1, that killed a Louisiana man in January.—
Liam Hibbert | The Center Square Contributor,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Tension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tension. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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