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What is the verb for stress?

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stress
  1. To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.
  2. To apply emotional pressure to (a person or animal).
  3. (informal) To suffer stress; to worry or be agitated.
  4. To emphasise (a syllable of a word).
  5. To emphasise (words in speaking).
  6. To emphasise (a point) in an argument or discussion.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. emphasise, emphasize, accentuate, highlight, underline, underscore, foreground, point up, repeat, spotlight, accent, belabour, dwell on, feature, illuminate, italicise, italicize, press, punctuate, belabor, bring out, draw attention to, flag up, focus attention on, harp on, headline, lay stress on, place emphasis on, play up, rub in, spot, insist on, press home, impress on, make a point of, make emphatic, turn the spotlight on, lay emphasis on, bring to the fore, make clear, call attention to, give prominence to, impress, mark, point out, assert, indicate, bring attention to, put stress on, enunciate … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “I think it is really important to stress that everyone has the right to speak out and take action.”
      “The impending deadline is beginning to stress me significantly.”
      “Heavily fatigued muscles may eventually stress the bone structure and cause a fracture.”
stressed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of stress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. said, claimed, alleged, asserted, affirmed, maintained, proclaimed, argued, attested, contended, emphasized, insisted, opined, professed, advanced, asseverated, averred, avouched, avowed, cited, emphasised, justified, made a case, predicated, pressed, protested, rumored, swore, championed, held, rumoured, upheld, adduced, brought forward, offered, pleaded, pled, proposed, vouched, certified, testified, stated, exclaimed, announced, remarked, declared, alluded, conveyed, intimated, added … more
stresses
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. states that, says, states, claims, alleges, asserts, affirms, attests, contends, declares, maintains, adduces, conveys, holds, proclaims, proposes, upholds, advances, argues, certifies, cites, insists, opines, professes, swears, testifies, asseverates, avers, avows, champions, emphasises, emphasizes, offers, pleads, predicates, presses, pronounces, protests, asserts that, declares that, says that, proclaims that, affirms that, pronounces that, makes a case, puts about that, vouches, rumors, rumours, avouches … more
stressing
  1. present participle of stress
  2. Synonyms:
      3. emphasising, emphasizing, accentuating, highlighting, underlining, underscoring, foregrounding, pointing up, repeating, spotlighting, accenting, belabouring, dwelling on, featuring, illuminating, italicising, italicizing, pressing, punctuating, belaboring, bringing out, drawing attention to, flagging up, focusing attention on, harping on, headlining, laying stress on, placing emphasis on, playing up, rubbing in, spotting, insisting on, pressing home, impressing on, making a point of, making emphatic, turning the spotlight on, laying emphasis on, bringing to the fore, making clear, worrying, burdening, troubling, bothering, fearing, fretting, fussing, hassling, overstretching, overtaxing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She hoped other businesses would follow the Eric Wright Group's lead, stressing it was vital the momentum did not slow down.”
      “I bet you anything Jason's at home cool as a cucumber, not stressing over what he's going to wear.”
      “Schmidt begins by stressing the importance of collaborative decision making and pooh-poohing the idea of the visionary CEO as leader.”
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