1
as in depths
the lowest point or level
the discussion really reached its nadir when people resorted to name-calling
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as in bottoms
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 nadirs
Of the many nadirs this season — from letting a two-goal lead slip against Bournemouth to their existing run of five defeats in six league games from December 14 — the chastening 3-0 loss against Wolves on January 3 ranks high.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nadirs
Noun
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Eco effort Water from the lake is pumped from depths of 164 feet and filtered into the hotel’s air conditioning system to cool the rooms in summer.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Progress is limited by the lack of publicly available benchmark datasets with data captured from multiple types of sensors using realistic mine deployments and precise ground truth, meaning the actual positions and depths of the target mines.—
Sagar Lekhak,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Loose Jeans, $90 Gap’s latest drop is full of pieces, like this Crop Shell Tank Top, that can be worn on its own, or as a matching set with various Gap bottoms.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Across 50 episodes, Anderson unpacked everything from why gay men prefer iced coffee to whether bottoms would survive the apocalypse (the answer is yes).—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Police officers who were working to direct traffic for the race received a call of an officer down about a block off the race course roughly 300 feet from the location of the misdirection.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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However, the eruptions grew stronger in the 1980s and 1990s, reaching heights of up to 75 feet and lasting over 90 minutes, before slowing down in the early 2000s.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Improve Ventilation Make sure basements and crawl spaces are ventilated properly to prevent moisture buildup.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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Avoid entering basements or rooms where electrical outlets or cords are submerged in water.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Nadirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadirs. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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