nadir

noun

ˈnā-ˌdir How to pronounce nadir (audio)
Definition of nadirnext
1
as in depth
the lowest point or level the discussion really reached its nadir when people resorted to name-calling

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2
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 That 1992 offense, which stands as the club’s modern offensive nadir, included Wade Boggs and a young Mo Vaughn, but also nobody with more than 15 home runs. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026 San Francisco’s relievers allowed 36 runs over 39 2/3 innings during this trip, the nadir being on May 29 when right-hander Caleb Kilian allowed the game-tying and game-winning home runs to the Colorado Rockies. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 The highest May prior to that was in 2009, around the nadir of the global financial crisis. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 June 2026 The third flight of the year, the program’s ninth overall, represented a nadir for the program. — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for nadir
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  1. depth
  2. bottom
  3. zero
  4. foot
  5. abyss
  6. base
Noun
  • The epicenter was approximately 4 miles northwest of Pinnacles, at a depth of 3 miles.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
  • Put simply, a lack of depth, whether from rushing into action or insufficient preparation, leads to disappointing results.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of depth
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  • His game-tying two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 1 of the World Series is the greatest moment in the history of the franchise.
    — Mac Engel July 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 July 2026
  • Sporting Kansas City didn't get a shot on target until the 77th minute of a loss that kept them at the bottom of the Western Conference standings.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of bottom
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  • In certain metal samples, fusion occurred about a quintillion times—a 1 followed by 18 zeroes—more often than in reactions without a host material.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
  • Starting with Andrew Morris retiring José Ramírez on a popout to end the eighth inning, Twins relievers posted zeroes.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 July 2026
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  • In April, a single-family house in the 11400 block of Silvergate Drive sold for $1,590,000, a price per square foot of $836.
    — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • The Navy integrated the 16-foot USV into Baltic Sea exercises last June.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of foot
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  • Six young women — hair fashionably bobbed, shins covered by knee-high socks — posed in dark, modest swimming suits in the tiled abyss of an empty swimming pool.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • This week, Gracie Abrams pens a tearjerker on mother-daughter relationships, Steve Lacy escapes the abyss of a breakup on a colossal double track, and Beabadoobee contemplates risk and reward on a fuzzy new single.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026
Definition of abyss
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  • One early stop involved the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California’s Alabama Hills, where Silbiger captured the photo that sparked the creative vision for her series.
    — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • And buildings with critical infrastructure like hospitals should have base isolation technology, which allows lateral movement without destruction in an earthquake.
    — Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
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