Emphasis and Pressure

Emphasis

Emphasis noun - A special notice or importance given to something.

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Pressure and emphasis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pressure" instead a noun "Emphasis".

Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Emphasis and pressure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasis" instead a noun "Pressure".

high	high emphasis	high pressure
low	low emphasis	low pressure
considerable	considerable emphasis	considerable pressure
light	light emphasis	light pressure
Other adjectives: heavy, strong, constant, massive, increased, extreme, great, serious, huge, slight, lower, less, further, extra, additional, atmospheric, increasing, higher, cultural, added.

It makes drug use seem far more prevalent than it actually is, making kids think it's normal, especially when they place emphasis on resisting peer pressure, which a lot of kids take as "everyone is doing drugs but you" and also "if you don't do them, prepare to be bullied and ostracised."

Source: Analysis / Do Not Do This Cool Thing

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