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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Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) above the Earth’s surface.
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Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
The prices are fairly reasonable for a place of this ilk, with the ribeye and the porterhouse topping out in the mid to high $30s.
—Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
Highs will top out in the middle 40s.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Curet threw a sinker that topped out at 98 mph in his final appearance of 2025, in addition to a cut fastball and a four-seamer.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
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Sven Bilén, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2025
The prices are fairly reasonable for a place of this ilk, with the ribeye and the porterhouse topping out in the mid to high $30s.
—Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025
Highs will top out in the middle 40s.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Curet threw a sinker that topped out at 98 mph in his final appearance of 2025, in addition to a cut fastball and a four-seamer.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for top out
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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