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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
The year 1893 was one of two significant economic nadirs during the decade, the second coming in 1897.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
But from that terrible nadir, football’s popularity grew again, with United in the vanguard on and off the pitch.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
One commuter recounted a miserable week in June that hit its nadir on Thursday the 20th, when his train home to South Orange was canceled from Penn Station, forcing him to try to get home from Hoboken, whereupon that train ended up getting canceled too.
—Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2024
For example, the water level of a large Amazon River tributary recently sunk to a 122-year nadir, complicating the traditional ways of life for indigenous communities.
—Henna Hundal, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
But from that terrible nadir, football’s popularity grew again, with United in the vanguard on and off the pitch.
—Matt Slater, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
One commuter recounted a miserable week in June that hit its nadir on Thursday the 20th, when his train home to South Orange was canceled from Penn Station, forcing him to try to get home from Hoboken, whereupon that train ended up getting canceled too.
—Nolan Hicks, Curbed, 28 Oct. 2024
For example, the water level of a large Amazon River tributary recently sunk to a 122-year nadir, complicating the traditional ways of life for indigenous communities.
—Henna Hundal, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nadir
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His returns bring a historical depth to the sport, as few figures have been as loved by fans quite like Dale Earnhardt Jr. has.Alex Harrington, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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In art and politics equally, 2024 has been—to me, at least—a swerving journey between high peaks and low depths, blind confusions and piercing revelations, the crooked and the straight.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2024
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At the bottom of that last one was written in small type the name of the man who had uttered that line.Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Located at the bottom of a deep, shaded gorge, one feels transported to the Adirondacks.Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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These changes make the layers act as either an insulator or a conductor, producing two voltage states that allow information to be stored as ones and zeros.David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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By Opening Day 2025, one Major League Baseball team will have superstar slugger Juan Soto in tow, threatening to fill up box scores with home runs and RBIs — all while adding a series of zeros to his checking account.David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Public Works Director Chuck Wiley said the city lost 125 feet of privacy fence at Prairie Grove Aquatic Park and the privacy fence for the chemical distribution center located inside the water park.Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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In 2024, it was billed at $1.13 per foot of street frontage in a property and added up to $11.3 million for the city, Burgelis told the Journal Sentinel.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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So what if her husband, Bill, is hovering on the edge of the abyss of Alzheimer’s?Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Accused of stealing a backpack in the Bronx in 2010, Browder was dropped into an abyss of bureaucracy and neglect.Jelani Cobb, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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With so many notes to round out a vanilla base, the key to choosing the perfect perfume is actually staring back at you in the mirror—you!Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Camp Pendleton, 40 miles north of San Diego, saw at least six drone incursions over its airspace last week alone, a spokesperson for the Marine base told USA TODAY in an email.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Nadir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadir. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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