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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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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The small shop also does not have a large staff, allowing Perez to keep his overhead low.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
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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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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But Hoyer has been hell-bent this winter to make sure a lack of relief depth won’t be an issue in 2025.—
Sahadev Sharma,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Anunoby’s absence, however, puts additional strain on a Knicks roster already navigating depth concerns.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 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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Meanwhile, the Napa River, which had been rising rapidly Tuesday, peaked just over 24 feet before flood warnings were canceled.—
Hanna Park and Robert Shackelford,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The northern Sierra Nevada Mountains could see up to three feet of snow, while the Cascades and northern Rockies may accumulate up to two feet.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Honduras threatened to expel a U.S. Air Force base on January 3 if the United States carried on with its deportation plans.—
Will Freeman,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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From August 1994 to February 1996, President Bill Clinton sent over 30,000 Cubans and thousands of Haitians to the base after they were intercepted trying to reach U.S. shores on rafts and rustic boats.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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