as in unaffected
having a relaxed, casual manner
a low-pressure boss who lets employees do their work without looking over their shoulders
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Recent Examples of low-pressure
Ridges are always flanked by low-pressure areas, and the air at the surface flows from the high to low pressure.
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The end to such extreme heat will come courtesy of an upper-level low-pressure trough that has slightly altered the air flow and pushed a thick ridge of high pressure far enough east that new cooler air can make its way to the region.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
April 20 – May 20 Today’s energy favors friendly, low-pressure plans.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Today’s energy favors friendly, low-pressure plans.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
The end to such extreme heat will come courtesy of an upper-level low-pressure trough that has slightly altered the air flow and pushed a thick ridge of high pressure far enough east that new cooler air can make its way to the region.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
April 20 – May 20 Today’s energy favors friendly, low-pressure plans.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Taurus April 20 – May 20 Today’s energy favors friendly, low-pressure plans.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-pressure
Adjective
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The electronic poll books were unaffected by the flood and didn’t need to be replaced.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Such data could yield a more precise way to measure lightning power unaffected by obscuring clouds.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The podcast aesthetic—casual, long-winded, sometimes profane—directly opposes, perhaps not coincidentally, the sterility and bizarre right-this-minute quality of cable news, on which everything seems incomplete and therefore manipulative, and yet somehow endless.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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The result is a smaller but more engaged core market — one that is spending more per household even as casual participation declines.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Crain requested an informal report on data centers from city staff on Monday, March 23.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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By the end of production, Simmonds was running informal signing tests with the rest of the cast on set during breaks.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The members consistently acknowledge that this lead single is a mellower departure from their usual style; when RM reflects in a meeting that the song feels a bit low in energy, Jung Kook says the entire track feels that way.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Leeks are sturdy enough to survive winter frosts, sprouting with a gradation of green colors and a mellow flavor all their own.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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SMAs provide reliable thermal recovery, while SMPs offer flexible, stimulus-responsive deformation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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That option also would provide flexibility with temporary closures, without having to close all of Prospect Avenue, and would implement unique pavers and hardscaping to the Prospect Avenue slip lane to create a flexible shared space.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Steeped in international cinema, Haghighi has since taken familiar tropes, forms, and genres and bent them in new directions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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So California may be readying to wage a two-front battle — the familiar one against smog, but a second, altogether new one, against an administration determined to let California get smoggy again.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The service The service style at 1 Hotel Tokyo is easygoing and never stuffy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Mar. 2026
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After the opening of their downtown Bleecker Street location, this move uptown feels like a natural evolution—bridging easygoing California elegance with a sense of East Coast prim and polish.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Scott inflicts Ohm’s nonchalant meanness with a piercingly perverse matter-of-factness that places the character as far away as possible from the realm of likeability.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Margot Robbie’s understanding of the assignment is evident, her fringe frame coupled with a low and loosely bound ponytail (another hallmark of the nonchalant set).—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Low-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-pressure. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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