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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The 6-3, 320-pounder power cleaned 405 pounds and squatted 635 last offseason but more impressively, topped out at 19.96 mph.
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In addition, Butler had 15 career entires on the Billboard 200 album chart, with The Ice Man Cometh representing his peak at No. 29, followed by 1969’s Ice On Ice (No. 41) and 1977’s Thelma & Jerry with Thelma Houston topping out at No. 53.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
The mountain, which tops out at 11,053 feet, receives some of the highest snowfall totals in the nation, often surpassing 400 inches a season.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
That allowed Williams’ fastball, which topped out at 97 mph, to play up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Bruce Feldman, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In addition, Butler had 15 career entires on the Billboard 200 album chart, with The Ice Man Cometh representing his peak at No. 29, followed by 1969’s Ice On Ice (No. 41) and 1977’s Thelma & Jerry with Thelma Houston topping out at No. 53.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
The mountain, which tops out at 11,053 feet, receives some of the highest snowfall totals in the nation, often surpassing 400 inches a season.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
That allowed Williams’ fastball, which topped out at 97 mph, to play up.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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