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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
Turnout has never again approached even 50%, and fell to a modern nadir in 2021 when only 23% of voters turned out.
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Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Anyway, this Snatch Game is middle of the road — not particularly memorable but certainly better than some of the nadirs of recent seasons.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza has horrified the world for more than 21 months now, but this latest phase of the genocide—extermination through mass starvation—is a grim new nadir.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
The team had risen from the nadir of being bottom of the Test rankings in 1999 to second, having won 14 of their previous 18 Tests.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Anyway, this Snatch Game is middle of the road — not particularly memorable but certainly better than some of the nadirs of recent seasons.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza has horrified the world for more than 21 months now, but this latest phase of the genocide—extermination through mass starvation—is a grim new nadir.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
The team had risen from the nadir of being bottom of the Test rankings in 1999 to second, having won 14 of their previous 18 Tests.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nadir
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The Broncos showed their roster depth, racking up 562 offensive yards and holding the Cardinals to 135.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Aug. 2025
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The series combines puppetry, animation and local landscapes to offer unique storytelling with cultural depth.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Screenshots from a July 28 Instagram video of a cat found hiding in the bottom of a couch after a buyer purchased it off Facebook Marketplace.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Aug. 2025
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Here’s the reality about predicting market bottoms – surprises can occur.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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For six innings in the City Series matchup Saturday night, the Cubs and White Sox matched zeros in front of a split sellout crowd of 38,432 at Rate Field.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Fenway’s accountants couldn’t stomach the zeroes on Devers’ deal.—
Bill Speros,
Boston Herald,
16 July 2025
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The Padres spent those first two innings Saturday taking aim and shooting themselves in the foot.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Aug. 2025
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Notre Dame was 23-4-2 during Smith’s three seasons anchoring the offensive line, at 5 feet 9 and 164 pounds.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Mike Birbiglia’s The Good Life, Marc Maron’s Panicked, Cameron Esposito’s Four Pills, and Bill Burr’s Drop Dead Years are all hours of comedy about reckoning with mortality, and each in their own way is a lovely, absurd, painful depiction of someone staring into an abyss and choosing to laugh.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Which is a reminder that inflation is a policy choice, not some long and painful hike back from the proverbial abyss.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
27 July 2025
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Authorities are unsure how Radford got the gun through the base’s high security before carrying out the shooting at his place of work.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Water roses at their base rather than overhead to help leaves dry quickly, and make sure the air can circulate well between plants by spacing them far enough apart during planting.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Nadir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadir. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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