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 peak in the upper 40s and lower 50s each afternoon, with morning temperatures bottoming out in the upper 30s and 40s.
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Cutter Martin, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
However, the $495 level has, with shares bottoming out there in early September and again last week.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Late Monday and early Tuesday, temperatures across the Charlotte region could bottom out at 28 degrees, according to the NWS forecast.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
From Tuesday night into Wednesday, temperatures are forecast to drop even lower, bottoming out at 22 degrees, according to forecasters.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Cutter Martin, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
However, the $495 level has, with shares bottoming out there in early September and again last week.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Nov. 2025
Late Monday and early Tuesday, temperatures across the Charlotte region could bottom out at 28 degrees, according to the NWS forecast.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
From Tuesday night into Wednesday, temperatures are forecast to drop even lower, bottoming out at 22 degrees, according to forecasters.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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