Definitions
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- adjective Describes a system which requires a high degree of
maintenance to ensure proper functioning and without which it is likely to break down. - adjective figuratively, pejorative, of a person requiring a lot of
attention orreassurance ; emotionally needy
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Examples
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After decades of high-maintenance manicures and the notion of empowerment-through-hotness, it's a revelation to find so many female leads who wouldn't look out of place examining turnips in Morrisons.
With The Big C, Nurse Jackie and Weeds, US TV has given us women who are more than just Mistresses 2011
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Dirt roads can be as high-maintenance as some of the residents who covet them.
Where Dirt Is a Mark of Distinction Shelly Banjo 2011
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But, I gambled on high-maintenance managers like Rhee and Klein, who want to impose their high-pressure system on everyone.
John Thompson: Helping John Merrow Draft Arne Duncan's Big Speech John Thompson 2011
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They will probably pick off only the worried well who are Web-savvy, have a wealth of connections in their field and are wedded to a high-maintenance lifestyle.
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Sweeping stereotypes are horrible -- I hate being seen as a high-maintenance gold-digger living off my ex's hard-earned money just because I'm a divorced blonde.
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But, I gambled on high-maintenance managers like Rhee and Klein, who want to impose their high-pressure system on everyone.
John Thompson: Helping John Merrow Draft Arne Duncan's Big Speech John Thompson 2011
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But, I gambled on high-maintenance managers like Rhee and Klein, who want to impose their high-pressure system on everyone.
John Thompson: Helping John Merrow Draft Arne Duncan's Big Speech John Thompson 2011
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But, I gambled on high-maintenance managers like Rhee and Klein, who want to impose their high-pressure system on everyone.
John Thompson: Helping John Merrow Draft Arne Duncan's Big Speech John Thompson 2011
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Sweeping stereotypes are horrible -- I hate being seen as a high-maintenance gold-digger living off my ex's hard-earned money just because I'm a divorced blonde.
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Italian greyhound: Essentially a miniature greyhound, this dog is prancing and you can just see how high-maintenance he is.
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