top out
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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Fueled by incredible gains that have allowed his fastball to reach the high 90s and even top out at 100 mph, Eyanson has emerged as the breakout pitching prospect of the Red Sox system.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
There are stands and places to put art, art that is supposed to sell—and the dealers did sell much of it, many of the purchases topping out in the low-seven figures for this fair.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Economists participating in the Survey of Professional Forecasters think second-quarter inflation will top out at 6%, a huge boost from the last estimate, according to a release on Friday.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 May 2026
The Twin Cities should top out around 73.
—Joseph Dames, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
There are stands and places to put art, art that is supposed to sell—and the dealers did sell much of it, many of the purchases topping out in the low-seven figures for this fair.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Economists participating in the Survey of Professional Forecasters think second-quarter inflation will top out at 6%, a huge boost from the last estimate, according to a release on Friday.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 May 2026
The Twin Cities should top out around 73.
—Joseph Dames, CBS News, 13 May 2026
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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