bottom out
phrasal verb
bottomed out; bottoming out; bottoms out
: to reach a lowest or worst point usually before beginning to rise or improve
Real estate prices seem to have bottomed out, and sellers can expect to get higher prices in coming months.
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The masked man opens the door at nearly 10 a.m., and when Hood sees Littlejohn strapped to the gurney, his stomach bottoms out.
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Minnesota bottomed out at 9-22 overall and 2-17 in the Big Ten in 2022-23, before making strides in 2023-24 with a spot in the NIT and a 19-15 finish.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: The music industry bottomed out in 2014, not because streaming was cannibalizing the industry's growth, but because the industry wasn't addressing the consumer's need for streaming fast enough.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
New car sales bottomed out in 2022, the peak year of COVID-19 era shortages that hobbled assembly lines.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
Minnesota bottomed out at 9-22 overall and 2-17 in the Big Ten in 2022-23, before making strides in 2023-24 with a spot in the NIT and a 19-15 finish.
—Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The bottom line: The music industry bottomed out in 2014, not because streaming was cannibalizing the industry's growth, but because the industry wasn't addressing the consumer's need for streaming fast enough.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
New car sales bottomed out in 2022, the peak year of COVID-19 era shortages that hobbled assembly lines.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Bottom out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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