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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Temperatures Sunday are forecast to top out at 68 degrees with northwest wind gusts as high as 25 mph, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.
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Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
The event topped out, by my count, at 18 pro-billionaire attendees, who hoisted signs with slogans such as Tip Your Landlord and Property Rights Are Human Rights.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Highs Thursday and Friday will top out in the middle to upper 30s.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Temperatures outside were unseasonably high, topping out at 63 degrees in February at 7,000 feet, and the Aztecs obliged with some torrid shooting.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
The event topped out, by my count, at 18 pro-billionaire attendees, who hoisted signs with slogans such as Tip Your Landlord and Property Rights Are Human Rights.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
Highs Thursday and Friday will top out in the middle to upper 30s.
—Steven Sosna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Temperatures outside were unseasonably high, topping out at 63 degrees in February at 7,000 feet, and the Aztecs obliged with some torrid shooting.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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