low-pressure
adjective
low-pres·sure
ˈlō-ˈpre-shər 
1
: having, exerting, or operating under a relatively small pressure
2
Examples of low-pressure in a Sentence
a low-pressure boss who lets employees do their work without looking over their shoulders
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Simultaneously, a mass of low-pressure air is developing over the Great Lakes.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
The approaching chill is part of a low-pressure system that’s going to be moving across the eastern United States.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Another low-pressure system will move through the area on Saturday, bringing in a slight chance of rain, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
That’s because the offshore low-pressure systems that strike the nation's East Coast share characteristics with tropical systems, Mann said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2025
The approaching chill is part of a low-pressure system that’s going to be moving across the eastern United States.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
Another low-pressure system will move through the area on Saturday, bringing in a slight chance of rain, the weather service said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
That’s because the offshore low-pressure systems that strike the nation's East Coast share characteristics with tropical systems, Mann said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for low-pressure
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“Low-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-pressure. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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