high-pressuring

verb

present participle of high-pressure
1
as in dealing (in)

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2
as in threatening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-pressuring
  1. marketing
  2. threatening
  3. merchandising
  4. terrorizing
  5. vending
  6. blackmailing
  7. menacing
  8. shaming
Verb
  • The Bee devices are part of a trillion-dollar market of AI gadgets that companies are marketing to consumers.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Even with many planes to go, United is already marketing Starlink as a reason to switch from other airlines.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of marketing
Verb
  • All those factors are sending bond yields to multi-decade highs, raising the cost of borrowing and threatening to slow economic growth.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hot flashes and night sweats are common symptoms of menopause that can become life threatening during extreme heat events and when cooling, hydration and hormone therapy are limited or unavailable.
    — Jaquelyn Jahn, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of threatening
Verb
  • Expect retailers to start merchandising home fragrance by room rather than by scent family, and expect brands to release coordinated multi-room sets.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Previously, the company had been merchandising denim throughout the store alongside other ready-to-wear.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchandising
Verb
  • Together the groups protested Austin FC’s refusal to take a stance against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids terrorizing the city’s sizable immigrant community.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In The Babysitter, desperate to earn enough money for a prestigious writing program, 16-year-old Jenny takes a babysitting job despite a prowler terrorizing girls across town.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of terrorizing
Verb
  • While Canal Street’s vendors are prosecuted under a different law, the city’s posture on vending generally is moving toward less enforcement, not more.
    — Daniel Edward Rosen, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Real Competitive Advantage For years, vending operators competed via equipment, pricing and product selection.
    — Nick Cherkassky, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of vending
Verb
  • Earlier in the day, shoppers who use the company’s app started posting screenshots of a push alert that appeared to be an attempt at blackmailing the retailer.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The software might pursue options such as blackmailing its opponent or grabbing more compute time.
    — Deven Desai, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of blackmailing
Verb
  • Carabello has two open cases, including one arrest for gun possession and another for menacing a man with a knife.
    — Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The midterm elections are looming and the first hurricane of the Atlantic Season is menacing the Gulf Coast.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of menacing
Verb
  • Artistaya Arriyawongsa directed and co-wrote the film, which uses the supernatural to probe online cruelty and the public shaming it fuels.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In solving Birkin’s everyday problem, Dumas also created one of fashion’s most elusive status symbols, with a resale value capable of shaming many a Ferrari.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaming
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“High-pressuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-pressuring. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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