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Main Entry:
pres·sure
[
presh
-er
]
/
ˈprɛʃ
ər
/
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Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
pressure
Part of Speech:
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Main Entry:
pressure
Part of Speech:
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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example Sentences
There is increasing
pressure
to be held accountable for outcomes.
There's also intense
pressure
for attention-getting headlines.
Keep
pressure
-pump applicators of different sizes on hand so you can easily prepare only the amount you need.
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There is increasing
pressure
to be held accountable for outcomes.
Verb
There's also intense
pressure
for attention-getting headlines.
If the leak appears to be in the lines between the filter and the pool, most experts will
pressure
-test them.
Noun
Keep
pressure
-pump applicators of different sizes on hand so you can easily prepare only the amount you need.
The human body has 108
pressure
points.
It is of course easy to increase the
pressure
exerted on the ice.
With all the
pressure
he has, how does he relax?
They are applying
pressure
to make colleges stop.
The needle on a
pressure
gauge twitches ever further into the red.
They put the
pressure
on and they don't let off.
To debate intelligently, it should be your goal to bring your opponent's blood
pressure
down, instead of raising it.
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Main Entry:
pressure
Part of Speech:
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry:
pressure
Part of Speech:
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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