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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With questions that are thoughtful without feeling heavy, the game helps kids practice communication skills and confidence in a low-pressure way.
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Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
When wind hits a spinning rotor, the air accelerates on the side rotating with the wind, creating a low-pressure zone.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
In this case, there was a low-pressure area higher up in the atmosphere over the Southeast, an area of high pressure that is quasi-permanently centered roughly over Bermuda, and the two storms—Humberto and what would become Imelda, then called Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a tropical wave near Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos and eastern Cuba is expected to move closer to the Bahamas, with an associated low-pressure area forming into a tropical depression.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
When wind hits a spinning rotor, the air accelerates on the side rotating with the wind, creating a low-pressure zone.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
In this case, there was a low-pressure area higher up in the atmosphere over the Southeast, an area of high pressure that is quasi-permanently centered roughly over Bermuda, and the two storms—Humberto and what would become Imelda, then called Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a tropical wave near Hispaniola, Turks and Caicos and eastern Cuba is expected to move closer to the Bahamas, with an associated low-pressure area forming into a tropical depression.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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