pressure cooker

NOUN

heavy pot with airtight lid

Synonyms

WEAK

airtight pot autoclave

Example Sentences

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This win is an important hurdle to overcome, one which should serve them well with the pressure cooker turning up a notch from now on.

From BBC

The trend is the product of a variety of forces that turn the NFL’s worst teams into pressure cookers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Said LaPoma, “We knew it was important then, but it didn’t seem to be the wild pressure cooker situation it is now.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, they are about to enter the pressure cooker again.

From BBC

This process is known as pyrolysis and takes place in facilities akin to homemade pressure cookers, often in rural backwaters.

From BBC