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pressurize

[presh-uh-rahyz] / ˈprɛʃ əˌraɪz /










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This is also what makes them so pressurized and painful when they go awry.

From The Wall Street Journal

That momentum is transferred to the other turbine and used to pressurize the air-intake charge, spinning at speeds above 150,000 rpm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Held once every four years, often in finicky environments, pressurized with all that hype, they’re less a measure of consistency than they are of momentary mettle.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the pitch black of the mine, mud-splattered men with headlamps drill into the rock in two-man teams, using hydro drills with long, thin nozzles that shoot out pressurized water to loosen the ore.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sole stairway itself must either be pressurized to keep out the smoke or open air.

From Los Angeles Times