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Search phrase: pressing

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CymbelineCym II.iv.135Worthy her pressing – lies a mole, right proud(Worthy her pressing) lyes a Mole, right proud
Measure for MeasureMM V.i.519Marrying a punk, my lord, is pressing to death,Marrying a punke my Lord, is pressing to death,

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brief[unclear meaning] rife, widespread; pressing, urgent
hardpressing, persistent, unremitting
heavypressing, weighty, overpowering
importanturgent, pressing, demanding, importunate
importunacyimportunity, urgent solicitation, pressing entreaty
importunatepersistent, pressing, insistent
instanturgent, pressing, imperative
loudclamorous, loudly supported; or: pressing, urgent
presentpressing, urgent
stricttight, close, pressing
urgingpressing on the attention, bringing forward
wringingsqueezing, pressing, gripping

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attention, pressing on theurging
entreaty, pressingimportunacy
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pressingbrief
pressing entreatyimportunacy
pressing on the attentionurging

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