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
Looking ahead to New Year's Day, clouds are expected to gradually increase as a low-pressure system moves north of the region.
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Mckenna King, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
The low-pressure system will impact the Midwest, the Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast by the end of the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 27 Dec. 2025
Other atmospheric patterns, like high- and low-pressure systems, can override La Niña and produce wetter-than-expected conditions.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Secret Santa is supposed to be fun and low-pressure, not a competition or a display of who can give the flashiest present.
—Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-pressure
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That means that 96% of the property in the five boroughs — 96% of all potential housing stock — is completely unaffected by the regulatory restrictions associated with historic preservation.—
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The demolition plans were filed with the city the same day, but for unaffected parts of the complex, including a pool and a separate apartment building at Markham and Haynes streets.—
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Last week, former Marni creative director Francesco Risso was appointed creative director of casual wear brand GU, which is owned by Uniqlo’s Japanese parent company Fast Retailing.—
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Bagail 8-piece Packing Cube Set While dress codes during the day skew casual on board a ship, passengers do like to dress up at night, which means the pressure is on to pull together a classy outfit that’s not on repeat.—
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Tip amounts received from other employees paid out through tip pools, tip splitting, or other formal/informal tip-sharing arrangements.—
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However, an informal, expatriate group of academics and professionals told TIME on Sunday that, per their calculations, protester deaths could have reached 6,000 through Saturday.—
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Everyone’s really docile and mellow and cool.—
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The smallest category, the superior queen rooms, come in with mellow tones and geometric lines, and face either courtyard or Brook Street.—
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Each attachment can connect to an extra-long, 22-foot hose that doesn’t kink, and is flexible enough to easily maneuver around obstacles and corners.—
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Tech tutors help seniors with technology, including computers, laptops and smartphones during one-hour sessions at the SSCE computer lab on a flexible schedule.—
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Fishbach’s debut novel is set in familiar terrain for him.—
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Those who know the victim described him as a familiar and well‑liked presence in the neighborhood.—
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Zash Boutique Hotel and Spa, Etna The easygoing, unpretentious spirit of this Etna hotel belies its gold-standard gastro form.—
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The men sit across virtual desks from virtual interviewers who are both easygoing and hard-nosed to give them the tools for finding employment once they are released.—
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Her nonchalant, soft-glam is so perfectly mesmerizing, my TikTok and social media feeds are flooded with tutorials trying to re-create her signature style.—
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One fictional and the other real, the drug lords look nonchalant.—
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“Low-pressure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-pressure. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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