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Another word for pressing

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Adjective

  1. Compelling immediate attention

    See also:

    big

Noun

  1. Urgent solicitation

    See also:

    seek

    continue

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Another word for pressing

Modifier
  1. See also:

    urgent

    important

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Sentence Examples

  • Dean, who'd just returned from pressing election flesh, answered.

  • But are the more pressing wants satisfied now?

  • The most pressing concern is securing their own survival.

  • Pressing on the sides of the envelope to open the end, he blew into it, exposing the letter inside.

  • He laughed again, and she hung up, pressing the heels of her palms to her eyes.

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