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
Weather forecasts across Tennessee are calling for chances of sweater weather as a cold front moves its way South next week ahead of a larger low-pressure system.
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025
Surrounding air moves toward this low-pressure region, but Earth’s spin diverts it, causing the formation of an , a circle of strong thunderstorms around the eye.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
However, the effect is very weak and thus can be observed only in very low-pressure environments, such as those near the edge of space.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season may be brewing in a low-pressure storm system that is rapidly evolving in the far eastern Atlantic and forecast to move across the ocean toward the Caribbean.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
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Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 23 Aug. 2025
Surrounding air moves toward this low-pressure region, but Earth’s spin diverts it, causing the formation of an , a circle of strong thunderstorms around the eye.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
However, the effect is very weak and thus can be observed only in very low-pressure environments, such as those near the edge of space.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2025
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season may be brewing in a low-pressure storm system that is rapidly evolving in the far eastern Atlantic and forecast to move across the ocean toward the Caribbean.
—David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-pressure
Adjective
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Most notably, his sector-specific levies on steel and aluminum remain unaffected by the appeals court's ruling.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
30 Aug. 2025
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As highly-invasive golden mussels spread across California waterways, officials are urging boaters to take thorough precautions to avoid introducing the species to unaffected waters over the busy Labor Day weekend.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With a flat sole and closed toe, these shoes blend dressy and casual elements for an effortlessly refined shoe.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Aug. 2025
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Both kept it casual in summery whites and denim to pick up a selection of colorful cold ones.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Even as liberal-seeming Amir invites Yusuf to join the Muslim Association, an informal organization of male Arab landowners, Yusuf’s father is killed in a night-time confrontation with the settlers.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The only time this percentage has been higher since City joined the informal ranks of that group was in 2009, at the outset of their Abu Dhabi project.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Casting the sweet-faced and unflappably mellow Dano — Eli Sunday his Vadim Baranov is not — as Putin’s kingmaker also assures that Assayas isn’t keen on high drama, with conversations in conference rooms plotting totalitarian takeover rarely rising above library-voice level.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Even the beautiful, mellow hipsters in the closing story set in Paris are soulful twin siblings who communicate with sensitivity and understated depth of feeling.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Strategies will remain flexible to adjust to changing fire behavior, terrain, and resource availability.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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By learning from nature’s most flexible swimmer, the octopus, researchers hope to overcome these challenges and make underwater machines more capable, adaptable, and sustainable.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In this way, its role as a familiar calendar entity argues profoundly for itself, unsinkable and ever-long.—
Jordan Michelman,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now, the Dragons (1-0) will face a familiar foe in Hebron.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Faced with punishment from school administrators, Westman appeared alternately nervous and nonchalant, the former employee said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Kravitz and her stylist, Danielle Goldberg, have embraced nonchalant suiting on her press tour.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Compared with Let’s Move’s easygoing recommendations—children should get at least one hour of physical activity each day, and everyone should drink one more glass of water—MAHA is also considerably more macho.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
1 Sep. 2025
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Going into this Mississippi State recruitment with Mamie, things felt more easygoing from the start.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Low-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-pressure. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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