Pressing and Wanting

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Pressing adjective - Needing immediate attention.

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Wanting and pressing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanting" instead an adjective "Pressing".

Nearby Words: press, pressure, pressed

Wanting adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Pressing and wanting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pressing" instead an adjective "Wanting".

Nearby Words: want, wanted

Holtz, who—well, suffice to say, Angel's vampirism is only Holtz's second most pressing reason for wanting him dead.

Source: Van Helsing Hate Crimes
Foreshadowing: In case five, upon pressing Shih-na's last statement, Franziska mentions never wanting to know what it's like to be falsely accused.

Source: Visual Novel / Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

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