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stress
noun as in emphasis
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accent, accentuation, beat, force, import, importance, significance, urgency
noun as in physical or mental pressure
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agony, anxiety, burden, crunch, fear, hardship, hassle, heat, intensity, nervousness, strain, tension, trauma, worry
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affliction, alarm, albatross, apprehensiveness, clutch, disquiet, disquietude, distention, draw, dread, expectancy, extension, fearfulness, ferment, flutter, force, impatience, misgiving, mistrust, oppression, passion, protraction, pull, restlessness, spring, stretch, tautness, tenseness, tensity, tightness, traction, trepidation, trial, urgency
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verb as in accentuate, emphasize
Example Sentences
"All the stress and pressure were hard to deal with, but you get adrenaline from being in a series like that. When it's over you wonder what's next."
"Nothing can give me back those lost years, or make up for the stress and trauma exacted on me and those close to me," said Mr Hayes.
Worse, if they aren’t dangerous themselves—high-protein supplements, now all the rage, may stress vulnerable kidneys and elevate cardiovascular risk—these practices may distract from interventions that actually work.
"I'd like to stress they are only the airline that had any mention of Parkinson's," he told the BBC.
If Bowman’s camp wins the reserve framework debate, banks will pay for the intraday liquidity they use: real fees, surge pricing during stress, and active management.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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