top out
phrasal verb
topped out; topping out; tops out
: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing
—often + at
Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.
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Wilson has logged 46 tackles and four passes defended thus far in 2025 and has rattled off four straight campaigns of 100 tackles, topping out at 135 in 2023.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Video capture tops out at 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps) on both devices.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The race car can rocket from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat and tops out at 202 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
The Momcozy nasal aspirator solves this issue by providing nine suction levels that top out at 75KPa, giving it the flexibility to deal with the heaviest and lightest amounts of congestion as needed.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Video capture tops out at 1080p at 30 frames per second (fps) on both devices.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
The race car can rocket from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat and tops out at 202 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
The Momcozy nasal aspirator solves this issue by providing nine suction levels that top out at 75KPa, giving it the flexibility to deal with the heaviest and lightest amounts of congestion as needed.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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