: subjected to or affected by stress
The feeling that one must show up for work even if one is too sick, stressed [=stressed-out], or distracted to be productive.—
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Paul McFedriesAs important as training is to distance running, the time devoted to repair stressed muscles between races is even more crucial.—Joseph Hall
Joseph HallThat translates into a drought, and stressed trees are highly susceptible to beetle infestations.—Jim Robbins
Jim Robbins… the soundscape inside these vehicles, punctuated by mechanical rattles and the groans of stressed metal …—Chris Knight
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Examples of stressed in a Sentence
He was feeling pretty stressed about the deadline.
you seem really stressed right now, so maybe you should try to do something more relaxing
Recent Examples on the Web
But allowing animals to become stressed on occasion is actually a very natural state for them.
—Kathryn Fink, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
For young people of color who are in crisis:
The Steve Fund is dedicated to helping students of color who are feeling stressed, overwhelmed or depressed.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Delaying a medical appointment is a common response to feeling stressed about what’s going on with your body, according to a 2021 study on health care avoidance.
—Katie Way, SELF, 9 Apr. 2024
Her downbeat side has been too much stressed, maybe due to a general tendency among writers to valorize the darker byways of modernism.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
What does that mean to be born with the neuronal makeup of a traumatized or stressed parent?
—Nicholas Stfleur, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Yes, especially today, when people are already highly stressed and anxious by events in the world, finances, politics, and on and on.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Future tests might focus on tree-dwelling species, or on vipers like rattlesnakes, which recent research suggested prefer to den with kin and get less stressed around other snakes.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Nearly 14% of the company’s employees reported feeling stressed, according Novo Nordisk’s 2023 annual report.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
Kathryn Fink, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
For young people of color who are in crisis:
The Steve Fund is dedicated to helping students of color who are feeling stressed, overwhelmed or depressed.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024
Delaying a medical appointment is a common response to feeling stressed about what’s going on with your body, according to a 2021 study on health care avoidance.
—Katie Way, SELF, 9 Apr. 2024
Her downbeat side has been too much stressed, maybe due to a general tendency among writers to valorize the darker byways of modernism.
—Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 24 Mar. 2024
What does that mean to be born with the neuronal makeup of a traumatized or stressed parent?
—Nicholas Stfleur, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
Yes, especially today, when people are already highly stressed and anxious by events in the world, finances, politics, and on and on.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Future tests might focus on tree-dwelling species, or on vipers like rattlesnakes, which recent research suggested prefer to den with kin and get less stressed around other snakes.
—Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Nearly 14% of the company’s employees reported feeling stressed, according Novo Nordisk’s 2023 annual report.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Stressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stressed. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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