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  • adjective Under pressure.
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of pressurize.

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Examples

  • Mr. Wilson has captivated the country with his gutsy performances in pressurized moments during these baseball playoffs.

    Baseball Takes a Back Seat to The Beard 2010

  • Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls “Airworld,” finding contentment within pressurized cabins, anonymous hotel rooms, and a wardrobe of wrinkle-free slacks.

    Anna Kendrick Cast in Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air | /Film 2008

  • Although he has come to despise his line of work, he has come to love the culture of what he calls “Airworld,” finding contentment within pressurized cabins, anonymous hotel rooms, and a wardrobe of wrinkle-free slacks.

    Vera Farmiga Joins Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air | /Film 2008

  • A lot of guys who play well in pressurized situations.

    USATODAY.com 2003

  • And at the end of the arm there -- as you see it kind of descend down, sort of the middle-lower part of the screen -- is an item they call the pressurized mating adaptor.

    CNN Transcript - Special Event: NASA Astronauts Prepare for Second Space Walk on International Space Station - February 12, 2001 2001

  • In some reactors, known as pressurized water reactors, the system is sealed inside a thick, steel-and-cement tomb.

    NYT > Home Page By TOM ZELLER Jr. 2011

  • In some reactors, known as pressurized water reactors, the system is sealed inside a thick, steel-and-cement tomb.

    NYT > Global Home By TOM ZELLER Jr. 2011

  • The entire cab is pressurized, which is good, because that means the astronauts can take off their bulky, uncomfortable white bubble-head EVA suits.

    Jalopnik 2010

  • The synthesis technique, called the pressurized vapor/condenser (PVC) method, was developed with Jefferson Lab's Free-Electron Laser and later perfected using a commercial welding laser.

    unknown title 2009

  • The synthesis technique, called the pressurized vapor/condenser (PVC) method, was developed with Jefferson Lab's Free-Electron Laser and later perfected using a commercial welding laser.

    unknown title 2009

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