bottom out
phrasal verb
bottomed out; bottoming out; bottoms out
: to reach a lowest or worst point usually before beginning to rise or improve
Real estate prices seem to have bottomed out, and sellers can expect to get higher prices in coming months.
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Temperatures will bottom out in the mid-30s in the Hill Country and the upper 30s and lower 40s along and east of Interstate 35 by Thursday morning.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Notably, the Kansas City Chiefs failed to make the playoffs after bottoming out during the 2025 NFL season.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
But for two teams that bottomed out and rebuilt to now be squaring off in an extremely tight divisional race sets up some major stakes for this weekend.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Notably, the Kansas City Chiefs failed to make the playoffs after bottoming out during the 2025 NFL season.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
But for two teams that bottomed out and rebuilt to now be squaring off in an extremely tight divisional race sets up some major stakes for this weekend.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
As temperatures bottom out and ice fringes the shore, a certain peace takes over.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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