as in urgent
needing immediate attention
she had pressing business on the other side of town
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as in seizing
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
the fleeing bank robber pressed a nearby taxi into service as a getaway car
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as in shoving
to push steadily against with some force
an old doorbell that requires you to press the button hard
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as in squeezing
to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of
my family will only drink juice from freshly pressed oranges
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as in huddling
to gather into a closely packed group
everyone pressed around me to see the pictures
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as in forcing
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
a manager pressed by a business crisis to return from his vacation ahead of schedule
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as in urging
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
pressed us to go with them to the school board meeting
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as in highlighting
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security
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Recent Examples of pressing
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
The most pressing issue to come out of the game for the Packers was the health of young quarterback Jordan Love.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2024
Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Brio Outdoors Setting the Brio up consists of pressing a release button to let its four legs drop down, shimmying those legs to lock them in place at a 105-degree angle, then tweaking the length of each leg's adjustable-angle foot to level everything out.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
What is the most pressing issue today for LGBTQ people?
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
The most pressing issue to come out of the game for the Packers was the health of young quarterback Jordan Love.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2024
Verb
The portraits also included sweet closeups of Blackwell placing her hand on Teeter’s chest and her new boyfriend pressing his thumb under her chin.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Brio Outdoors Setting the Brio up consists of pressing a release button to let its four legs drop down, shimmying those legs to lock them in place at a 105-degree angle, then tweaking the length of each leg's adjustable-angle foot to level everything out.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Pressing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pressing. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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