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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While the ride vehicles are connected to a track, riders can control the speed, which tops out at about 6 mph.
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Now the enthusiast segment is growing and systems that top out at 80 or 100 pounds are mainstream enough that multiple brands offer them.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Her repertoire includes a screwball, curveball and rise in addition to a fastball that tops out in the mid-to-high 60s.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
The GranTurismo and GranCabrio Trofeo models get a power bump, now topping out at 582 horsepower, up from 542.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026
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Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Now the enthusiast segment is growing and systems that top out at 80 or 100 pounds are mainstream enough that multiple brands offer them.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Her repertoire includes a screwball, curveball and rise in addition to a fastball that tops out in the mid-to-high 60s.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
The GranTurismo and GranCabrio Trofeo models get a power bump, now topping out at 582 horsepower, up from 542.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 18 June 2026
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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