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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The way phones are marketed has changed to reflect that—Google has enacted longer support windows, topping out at seven years for its latest phones.
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The rookie has topped out at 5⅓ innings so far in the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Thursday in Austin should be sunny, with daytime temperatures topping out around 95 degrees, and fairly breezy, with southerly winds of 5 to 10 mph packing gusts as strong as 20 mph.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
With his fastball still topping out at only 90 mph, and the 37-year-old managing only three strikeouts in his first start since joining the 3,000 club last week, Kershaw instead navigated the Brewers with a string of soft contact.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
The rookie has topped out at 5⅓ innings so far in the majors.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Thursday in Austin should be sunny, with daytime temperatures topping out around 95 degrees, and fairly breezy, with southerly winds of 5 to 10 mph packing gusts as strong as 20 mph.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 10 July 2025
With his fastball still topping out at only 90 mph, and the 37-year-old managing only three strikeouts in his first start since joining the 3,000 club last week, Kershaw instead navigated the Brewers with a string of soft contact.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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