bottom out
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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The park stretches more than a mile into the sky, bottoming out at Snake Creek (6,195 feet) and reaching to a height of 13,065 feet at the summit of Wheeler Peak.
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Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Musselman didn’t exactly deliver on that investment during the 2024-25 season, as USC bottomed out during its first Big Ten men’s basketball slate.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
That’s a big reason why the idea of retooling on the fly has become more en vogue, with the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins (among others) recently pursuing paths that didn’t rely on bottoming out.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
While JoAnne recoils from Duncan’s machinations, her son Orson finally bottoms out in the supplement pit of the manosphere.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 May 2026
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Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
Musselman didn’t exactly deliver on that investment during the 2024-25 season, as USC bottomed out during its first Big Ten men’s basketball slate.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
That’s a big reason why the idea of retooling on the fly has become more en vogue, with the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins (among others) recently pursuing paths that didn’t rely on bottoming out.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
While JoAnne recoils from Duncan’s machinations, her son Orson finally bottoms out in the supplement pit of the manosphere.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 May 2026
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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