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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
At its nadir, Philips stock had fallen 70% because of the recall.
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Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Even before drawing unmatched positive reviews for her debate performance, her public favorability numbers had jumped by almost 20 points since her low point in January and 10 points from Democrats’ summer nadir.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Instead, the Giants have arrived at their season’s nadir.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
The metal is a critical vein in the fast-growing circulatory system of public charging, and prices have roughly doubled since a nadir in early 2020.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Even before drawing unmatched positive reviews for her debate performance, her public favorability numbers had jumped by almost 20 points since her low point in January and 10 points from Democrats’ summer nadir.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 12 Sep. 2024
Instead, the Giants have arrived at their season’s nadir.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
The metal is a critical vein in the fast-growing circulatory system of public charging, and prices have roughly doubled since a nadir in early 2020.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nadir
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Elijah Molden, acquired from the Tennessee Titans on Aug. 28, has been another under-the-radar addition who has given the Chargers depth in their secondary.Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 4 Nov. 2024
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The river, which typically runs about 2 feet deep, rose to 30 feet in depth the day of the flood.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Galaxy and Revolution were both at the bottom of the league table when Arena took over.Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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An American World War II warship that played a key role in Allied campaigns in the Pacific has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it was sunk.Patrick Smith, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Photograph: Andrea Kane/Institute for Advanced Study This led her to the zeros of trace phi cubed.Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
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Like Schrodinger's cat, qubits can be both ones and zeros at once, a property known as superposition.Anand Oswal, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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The suspect ran over the victim’s foot, according to Brinser.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
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In the Inland Empire, where logistics had been king over the last five years, conversations that were once about jockeying for the best price per square foot have turned into careful discussions on structuring deals that create longer-term value.Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 26 Oct. 2024
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The season ended, the credits rolled, and I was tossed into the abyss of inessential programming.Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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The training slowly pulled him out of his psychological abyss.John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2024
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After Trump’s resounding victory in the Republican primary, the question was whether Trump would enter a downward spiral of grievance, intolerance, xenophobia, and conspiracy theorizing or try to broaden his base with a positive focus on economic growth and national strength.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Despite being Apple's most affordable computer when configured with the base M4 chip (at just $599), the Mac mini can scale up to challenge, in some ways, some of the best desktops and even some full-size workstations.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Nadir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadir. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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