PRESSED (FOR) Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

pressed (for)

verb

past tense of press (for)

as in demanded

to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority workers pressing for higher wages and better working conditions

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Lee has demanded a review of the execution procedures and indefinitely postponed Pike's execution and another that had been scheduled for this year.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
As global markets demanded higher performance thresholds, Gaydon answered with the ferocious Aston Martin DBX707, a high-velocity machine with premium luxury credentials plus supercar-slaying straight-line velocity.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of demanded

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Being bumped to a relief role required some selflessness from Seymour and Jax — both of whom began the season in the bullpen and were transitioned to the rotation.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
Mercury in your 10th House quincunxes Saturn in your 3rd, creating friction between your public goals and the details, conversations, or information required to support them.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

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Doe also went to an emergency room in Ithaca, where Cornell is located, and requested a rape kit on November 7, the Times reported, citing the documents.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Dutch officials have not publicly explained who requested that the flight be denied permission to land.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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