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plural of pressure.
present tense form of pressure (3rd person singular).

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pressures

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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physical force, weight n.
demand, difficulty n.
bother, urge v.

NOUN

physical force, weight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burden squeeze strain strength stress tension

STRONG

compressing compression crushing encumbrance heaviness load mass shear squeezing thrust

Antonyms

STRONGEST

relaxation

WEAK

ease facility peace

NOUN

demand, difficulty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversity burden constraint force hardship heat influence power strain stress tension trouble weight

STRONG

affliction albatross choke clout coercion compulsion confinement crunch discipline distress drag duress exigency hassle hurry load misfortune necessity obligation persuasion press pull requirement sway unnaturalness urgency

WEAK

full court press inside track pressure cooker

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance benefit blessing ease favor help impotence incapacity incompetence peace powerlessness relaxation unimportance weakness

STRONG

comfort freedom health

WEAK

facility

VERB

bother, urge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compel constrain insist press push

STRONG

drive impel politick rush sell squeeze

WEAK

come at lean on push around twist arm work over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

pull

STRONG

dissuade repress retard slow

WEAK

leave alone

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pressures

So, for example, with the PCE data, he expects it will endorse his view that inflation pressures are cooling.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said social media was exposing children to "harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with".

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

"Social media is exposing them to harmful content, addictive technology and pressures they are not equipped to deal with, and it's affecting their family life, mental health, sleep and education."

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

However, margin pressures in the quarter are likely transient, and the company’s cost structure should normalize and result in improving profitability, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

But time pressures inevitably curtail my literary investigations.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich