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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Video capture tops out at 4K60.
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Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
That proved to be a major catalyst last fall, helping the stock return to record highs before topping out in early December.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Higher humidity is expected in the Mother Lode, along with cooler temperatures gradually declining by 1 to 2 degrees daily, topping out in the mid-80s to near 90 degrees by the weekend.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After several years of rapid growth, the state’s two public law schools topped out at 1,537 students in 2022-23 and have fallen since then.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
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Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
That proved to be a major catalyst last fall, helping the stock return to record highs before topping out in early December.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Higher humidity is expected in the Mother Lode, along with cooler temperatures gradually declining by 1 to 2 degrees daily, topping out in the mid-80s to near 90 degrees by the weekend.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
After several years of rapid growth, the state’s two public law schools topped out at 1,537 students in 2022-23 and have fallen since then.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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