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pressuring 1 of 2

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as in lobbying

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verb

present participle of pressure

as in forcing

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure his father pressured him to go out for the swim team

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Recent Examples of pressuring

Noun

The first drills Monday focused on rebounding, the next half-dozen on various aspects of their pressuring, helping, swarming, trapping defense. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026 As the two wander around the museum—one pressuring, the other deflecting—the novel portrays their professed enmity as underscored by the force of attraction, even of love. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026 Coercion and pressuring cannot solve problems. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 There are similarities between the standoff playing out between the White House and the Fed, and President Richard Nixon’s pressuring of the central bank in the 1970s, according to Nomura. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025

Verb

In the early 2010s, for example, Washington leveraged various jurisdictional advantages to cut Iran off from oil markets and global banking, pressuring it into negotiations. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 The move, combined with even more rigid sanctions, was aimed at pressuring Cuba’s government into political change. — Andrea Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 On Sunday, Walker got low into his stance, turned the corner and looked explosive pressuring the quarterback. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 Aguilar said officials were pressuring him to sign paperwork agreeing to leave the country voluntarily. — Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 The Republicans in Washington are pressuring the Department of Justice to charge the former special counsel Jack Smith with perjury. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026 Today, however, several armed groups allied with Tehran are back to pressuring Iran’s foes by opening new fronts that complicate the war and threaten to choke the global economy. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Nearly seven in 10 US adults worry about politicians pressuring election officials to change results. — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 30 July 2026 After a shaky 2025, Chipotle is successfully luring customers back — even with spiking gas prices and other higher costs pressuring dining budgets. — Amelia Lucas,laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pressuring

Noun

Meanwhile, the American Television Alliance (ATVA), a lobbying group composed of cable, satellite, telco operators and independent programmers, slammed the FCC’s vote on the TV ownership cap.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026
In the 1990s — amid intense lobbying by station owners — Congress got involved, removed the 12-station limit, and raised the cap to 35%.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of lobbying

Verb

Courtesy of Atlanta’s defense, the Dream disrupted the Tempo’s offense early, forcing them to struggle getting shots in the paint.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Detectives said the fire erupted from separate ignition points, forcing evacuations at apartment complexes and nearby homes.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of forcing

Noun

Without any prompting, the server offered to prepare a plate of food to send to the room.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
To achieve credibility and build external audit assurance quality, our agents use an advanced chain-of-thought prompting process, which breaks each complex problem into smaller reasoning steps, combined with deterministic guardrails.

— Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

The losses exceed the number of fresh recruits that Moscow can muster, and Russian authorities are coercing men into signing up.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Anna’s colleague Noa Toussaint (CCH Pounder) follows with a video of Max coercing his mistress into suicide, shattering the narrative that bought his freedom.

— JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

Definition of coercing

Noun

When students graduate, they'll be prepared for roles in content strategy, digital influencing, brand development, social media management and audience engagement across industries.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Nicolas Matthew Scelfo of Brooklyn, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison after being charged with influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal officer by threat.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026

Definition of influencing

Verb

The state’s campaign watchdog can seek a court order compelling an influencer to disclose that they were paid, but that can take months.

— Sophie Austin, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
This trend could displace hundreds of thousands of older adults, compelling them to select new Medicare Advantage plans.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of compelling

Noun

To me, what emerges from this swaying feels more natural than simply forging ahead with a predetermined, easily understood logic.

— Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Jordyn was admitted without delay, and before receiving her epidural, Haley and Kelsy stayed close, offering steady support through hip pressure, gentle swaying and laughter.

— Christina Cardona, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of swaying

Verb

Your 11th House of Friends lights up as the life-giving Sun energizes that area, squaring obligating Saturn in your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026
The unions argue that carrying out permanent layoffs during a funding lapse violates the Antideficiency Act, which bars agencies from obligating funds without congressional authorization, and exceeds executive authority under the Administrative Procedure Act.

— Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

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