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pent-up

adjective as in held within

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“There is this pent-up demand among scientists for what is essentially the old Twitter,” Young says.

Their flare systems alone are permitted to torch flammable gases and emit tens of thousands of pounds of noxious sulfur dioxide emissions to avoid pent-up pressure during oil refining.

On top of that, you had the George Floyd protests, where all of this pent-up anger and frustration poured out onto the streets.

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But this refusal to believe the pent-up release of joy is real has become a talking point throughout MAGA.

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But to me, Michelle’s words felt like the release of a valve of pent-up frustration and unspoken truths.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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