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as in depth
the lowest point or level
the discussion really reached its nadir when people resorted to name-calling
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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
got into the stock market when it was at its nadir and then watched prices soar
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Recent Examples of nadir
In retrospect, this was the height (or perhaps the nadir) of a kind of purity-test politics that was making some swing voters, including Rogan, feel less at home in the Democratic coalition.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Aside from the nadir of the Lakers’ season, from late November through mid-December, Redick quieted the doubters during his rookie coaching year.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 3 May 2025
That’s a very slight increase from the nadir of 2023.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
And as Israel mediates between the United States and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan is mediating between its two closest allies—Israel and Turkey.
Relations between Jerusalem and Ankara have reached a nadir since the start of the Oct. 7 war.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Aside from the nadir of the Lakers’ season, from late November through mid-December, Redick quieted the doubters during his rookie coaching year.
—Jovan Buha, New York Times, 3 May 2025
That’s a very slight increase from the nadir of 2023.
—The Editors, National Review, 30 Apr. 2025
And as Israel mediates between the United States and Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan is mediating between its two closest allies—Israel and Turkey.
Relations between Jerusalem and Ankara have reached a nadir since the start of the Oct. 7 war.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nadir
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After Huge Game 2 Win Over Knicks Another issue has been the difference in depth.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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But relational depth is not defined by how deeply someone can wound you.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Matthias Rietschel | Reuters Shares of Volkswagen were down 5% at 8:36 a.m. in London on Monday, taking the German carmaker to the bottom of the regional Stoxx 600 index.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
19 May 2025
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And an outright bad host (see the bottom) can make the 90-minute show seem interminable and out of touch.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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That pitcher would preferably sign a contract without too many zeros and commas.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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That is a 1 followed by 78 zeros, which is unimaginably far into the future.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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The homer Friday traveled 467 feet and left his bat at 115.5 mph, the longest- and hardest-hit ball by a Braves player this season.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
25 May 2025
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The tsunami wave from an anticipated earthquake off the West Coast reach 100 feet and permanently flood parts of the coast.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The agreement with the UK also gives other world leaders a reason to hope that other deals can rescue the global economy from the abyss, providing a framework for future negotiations.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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With deep-sea mining looming, biologists race to collect and name the undiscovered species of the abyss, the last wilderness on earth.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Attendance is expected to sag below original expectations, which may, in fact, be viewed as a win for a regime that is constantly stoking its base with culture-war rot that exploits division for political gain.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
17 May 2025
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The rest of the installment was apparently taken after it was sawed off from its base at the ankles.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Nadir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadir. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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