press forcefully

Frequency: 6.88.4 per million words

To insist on a point or claim with determination.

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  • During the meeting, she pressed the point forcefully until the team agreed.
  • They press forcefully for immediate action when safety is at stake.
  • The lawyer pressed the witness forcefully but within the rules.
  • If challenged, I will press my claim forcefully in writing.
  • He is pressing forcefully for a review of the policy.
  • Community leaders have pressed forcefully for change over the past decade.
  • The union plans to press forcefully during the next round of negotiations.
  • Her statement pressed the issue forcefully, leaving no room for doubt.
  • We must not press forcefully when a softer approach would work better.
  • By raising the same concern again and again, he has been pressing it forcefully without becoming rude.