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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
Those downturns proved to be little more than blips in the continuous—albeit choppy—march the stock market has had since its recent nadirs in April.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 July 2025
The nadir was Brighton & Hove Albion’s inspired 3-2 comeback victory at the Amex Stadium in April, which culminated in Potter almost losing his cool.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 7 July 2025
To quantify the magnitude of this issue, the Pending Home Sales Index, at 71.3, is now lower than at the worst level of the Great Recession in November ’08 when the index’s nadir hit 80.25;
The monthly data series for median home prices almost never falls except in Recessions.
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The original promise of the Israeli state was to end, once and for all, the dependency and the powerlessness of an exilic people who had suffered antisemitic persecution for centuries—a dark history that reached its nadir in the Nazi death camps.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 9 July 2025
The nadir was Brighton & Hove Albion’s inspired 3-2 comeback victory at the Amex Stadium in April, which culminated in Potter almost losing his cool.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 7 July 2025
To quantify the magnitude of this issue, the Pending Home Sales Index, at 71.3, is now lower than at the worst level of the Great Recession in November ’08 when the index’s nadir hit 80.25;
The monthly data series for median home prices almost never falls except in Recessions.
—Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
The original promise of the Israeli state was to end, once and for all, the dependency and the powerlessness of an exilic people who had suffered antisemitic persecution for centuries—a dark history that reached its nadir in the Nazi death camps.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nadir
Noun
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Patriots might be able to keep their linebacker depth on the practice squad rather than on the 53-man roster.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Nearly everyone in a management position in our enterprise started at the bottom and now manages individuals whose stories are familiar to them.—
Steve Potts,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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By the time Jake Cronenworth made the first out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Mets starter Sean Manaea had thrown 77 pitches.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Technical Challenges Processing qubits—the compute units of quantum computers—that exist in thousands of states simultaneously (unlike the binary ones and zeros of classical computing) involves some seriously bleeding-edge technology.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Having Kershaw back and posting zeroes will certainly help Los Angeles stay afloat in a juggernaut division.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
9 June 2025
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That’s why YouTube and TikTok tutorials are a hot commodity for slower learners, as well as folks with two left feet.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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The Place is located at 26 South Molton Street and spans 1,200 square feet over three floors.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Longtime White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf fell into the same trap and his team is still trying to crawl out of the abyss.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
4 July 2025
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The continuity of memory did not measure the abyss between a toddler’s body and a woman’s.—
Rebecca Solnit
May 29,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2025
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Haines Junction is the commercial heart of the park, home to a visitor center, and the base for many outfitters and lodges offering fishing, hiking and flight-seeing trips in and around Kluane.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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The vault at the base in Fort Knox holds about half of the country's gold, according to the U.S. Mint.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
28 July 2025
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“Nadir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadir. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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