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as in bottoms
the lowest part, place, or point
when the stock market was at its rock bottom was the time to buy in
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as in depths
the lowest point or level
our finances must be at rock bottom if we can't even afford a fast-food joint
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Noun
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The sleek-looking, wide-leg bottoms are easy to throw on and go, and they are made from a buttery-soft knit that will keep me as comfortable as possible during all my travels.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026 -
Sofia Vergara wore nothing but a pair of ultra-cheeky black bikini bottoms while sunbathing in Miami on Friday morning.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the depths of Scarisoara cave in Romania sits one of the world’s biggest underground glaciers, a monumental slab of ice the size of roughly 40 Olympic swimming pools that began to form around 13,000 years ago.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Scientists have eyes on these depths for only a small fraction of the year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Forecasters are calling for feet of accumulation in the Sierra Nevada, with more than 30 inches possible near Donner Pass by today.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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The photographed shark was maintaining a depth of around 500 meters (1,640 feet) along a seabed that sloped into much deeper water.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Rock bottoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock%20bottoms. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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