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 44-year-old former champion started from the pitlane following an engine change after bottoming out in qualifying and then broke down in the race.
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
Drafted by the Chiefs in 2016, Jones — who will be 32 years old when next season begins — had seen postseason football nine straight times before the team bottomed out in 2025, going 6-11 and packing up early.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
In a retool scenario, the Red Wings may be looking at another bottom-10 season, though players like DeBrincat, Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond could prevent them from truly bottoming out.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
Drafted by the Chiefs in 2016, Jones — who will be 32 years old when next season begins — had seen postseason football nine straight times before the team bottomed out in 2025, going 6-11 and packing up early.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
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.
—Alia Beard Rau, USA Today, 10 June 2026
In a retool scenario, the Red Wings may be looking at another bottom-10 season, though players like DeBrincat, Moritz Seider, Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond could prevent them from truly bottoming out.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 June 2026
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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