Words similar to pressed

Example sentences for: pressed

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When the President pressed Clarke to check if Saddam was involved and said that he wanted to learn of any shred of evidence, Clarke promised to look at the question again, but added that the NSC and the intelligence community had looked in the past for linkages between al Qaeda and Iraq and never found any real linkages.
Yarn paintings are created on a wooden base covered with wax; colorful threads are pressed into the wax to form designs that are symbolic representations of the world of the Huichol.
The cell surfaces that are brought into contact with one another by these processes show no signs of repulsion even when tightly pressed together by twisting and supercoiling, yet they do not bond together in a manner that prevents their sliding over one other during growth and movement.
Like a cookie cutter, it is pressed down on the fabric and, if all is aligned, a replica of the die is cut from the tube.
You would be hard pressed to argue that Gingrich wants a positive self-image.