Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stress . - adjective
suffering stress (either physical or mental) - adjective phonetics having a stress or
accent
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- adjective suffering severe physical strain or distress
- adjective bearing a stress or accent
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Examples
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This is called the "stressed" loan-to-value ratio.
Worries Rise About Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Anusha Shrivastava 2011
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But he again stressed the message he made throughout the election campaign — that the party must avoid "navel gazing" through an internal party discussion but must go out and win the center-ground.
David Miliband Urges Labour Unity Laurence Norman 2010
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(His body was so stressed from the run, pain, and the pressure of his attackers, that he started coughing up blood.)
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(His body was so stressed from the run, pain, and the pressure of his attackers, that he started coughing up blood.)
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"What's been stressed is hang time," Masthay said.
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Asked if he would face criticism from his more conservative backers, McCain stressed his party is all encompassing.
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In a January 2006 CNN interview, McCain stressed conditions Hamas would need to meet before establishing a working relationship with the United States.
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He again stressed that the YMCA had to remain neutral, or Germany and Austria-Hungary would break off relations with the organization.
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"The first thing people want to do when they get stressed is eat stuff that's bad for them," said Bauer, who counsels Wall Street executives.
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As for his ties to his onetime rival Bush, McCain stressed that he is not trying to distance himself in the fall to win over independents, who are a key part of the electorate in battlegrounds such as New Hampshire and Oregon.
oroboros commented on the word stressed
Desserts in reverse.
July 22, 2007