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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Further south in the Pacific, a third low-pressure area is forecast to develop south of southern Mexico later in the week.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 June 2025
This kind of chill, low-pressure exploration is completely new to the Mario Kart series and offers players a welcome chance to appreciate the care the team has put into some top-notch landscape design (as well as some top-notch Mario music remixes).
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Strength and resilience are required, and those traits are not forged through easy, low-pressure instruction.
—Leon E. Moores, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In April 2024, a plume swept into Athens, Greece, turning the skyline an eerie shade of orange as low-pressure systems carried dust across the Mediterranean.
—Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 4 June 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 10 June 2025
This kind of chill, low-pressure exploration is completely new to the Mario Kart series and offers players a welcome chance to appreciate the care the team has put into some top-notch landscape design (as well as some top-notch Mario music remixes).
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Strength and resilience are required, and those traits are not forged through easy, low-pressure instruction.
—Leon E. Moores, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In April 2024, a plume swept into Athens, Greece, turning the skyline an eerie shade of orange as low-pressure systems carried dust across the Mediterranean.
—Kinsey Gidick, AFAR Media, 4 June 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 19 Jun. 2025.
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