as in low
of, relating to, or located at the bottom
rock-bottom prices on home electronics
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as in bottom
the lowest part, place, or point
when the stock market was at its rock bottom was the time to buy in
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as in depth
the lowest point or level
our finances must be at rock bottom if we can't even afford a fast-food joint
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Recent Examples of rock-bottom
Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
By selling the land to the Reservation at a rock-bottom price, Beth and Kayce (Luke Grimes) knew that this chess move was more important than ownership.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Dana Feldman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At a minimum, Pfizer is likely now past rock bottom in vaccine demand.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The Fed increased its benchmark rate aggressively in 2022 and 2023 to rein in high inflation, ultimately bringing borrowing costs from rock-bottom rates to their highest level in more than 22 years.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
By selling the land to the Reservation at a rock-bottom price, Beth and Kayce (Luke Grimes) knew that this chess move was more important than ownership.
—William Earl, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
Segel portrays Paul's protégé, Jimmy, a therapist who hits rock bottom after his wife is killed in a tragic car accident.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
At a minimum, Pfizer is likely now past rock bottom in vaccine demand.
—Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rock-bottom
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In music, attenuation is comparable to damping a tone, which produces a lower volume, Deuss said.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The first Social Security benefit checks for 2025 include a 2.5% increase — the lowest annual cost-of-living adjustment since 2021.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Inuit people have taken advantage of the sebum’s properties, even affixing shoe-like patches of polar bear fur to the bottom of stools to prevent them from sticking to the ice.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 Jan. 2025
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This event was the latest in a string of incidents since late 2022, with damage being caused to Europe’s infrastructure running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea — pipes carrying natural gas and cables transporting electricity and data.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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This season, Thomas and Buchnevich have spent less time on the same line because the Blues opened the season with them as the top two centers on the depth chart.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the game is about more than algorithms, according to Marc Barthelemy, a physicist at the Paris-Saclay University in France, with layers of depth arising from the psychological complexity conferred by player strategies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
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Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the ground.—
Aubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHT,
Verywell Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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John Wall would leave his feet to sling bullets to shooters in the corner.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Smartwool Active Fleece Wind Gloves $50 at REI Smartwool is well-known for its incredibly warm base layers, but its gloves are also worth mentioning.—
Michelle Polizzi,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2025
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Russian drones in Ukrainian air space had approached the border of the NATO country at 3:20 a.m., prompting Romania to scramble two F-16 from Borcea to monitor the situation before returning to base two hours later, the statement said.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Rock-bottom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rock-bottom. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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