top out
phrasal verb
topped out; topping out; tops out
: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing
—often + at
Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.
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Even La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona tops out 2 feet short of the Chicago Temple spire.
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
Geauga County, which traditionally gets heavy snowfall, topped out at 12 inches in Montville Township.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The blood values, on the right axis, top out at between 4 and 5 mmol/L.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
When fully spec'd out with all the bells and whistles, the Launch Edition tops out at $51,500.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
Geauga County, which traditionally gets heavy snowfall, topped out at 12 inches in Montville Township.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
The blood values, on the right axis, top out at between 4 and 5 mmol/L.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Nov. 2024
When fully spec'd out with all the bells and whistles, the Launch Edition tops out at $51,500.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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