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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 wretched 1-1 draw against 10-man Sunderland was the nadir.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
But Engel is also watching for other signs bitcoin has hit its nadir this cycle, including higher net accumulation among long-term token holders and negative perpetual funding rates that would indicate leveraged longs have been flushed out of the market.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky is also suffering a popularity nadir – facing the repercussions of an ongoing and intimately detailed corruption scandal that touches both his inner circle and the very thing Ukrainians must endure daily – energy outages.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
The scoring would represent his lowest output since his rookie season, while his efficiency would be a career nadir over the course of a full year.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
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Noun
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Rather than using multiple materials, for example, builders who are trying to be both stylish and cost-effective will stick with one or two and use color to add depth.—
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As usual, Coon thrives in ambiguity, layering a seemingly straightforward woman with depth.—
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Thank you from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much.—
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Butter crocks are designed with an air-tight seal and a separate space to store water at the bottom that prevents air from reaching the butter, which can lead to spoiling.—
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Players with lots of recruiting stars next to their names and coaches with lots of zeroes on their paychecks.—
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According to Su, the current compute infrastructure runs at 100 zetaflops, but to serve 5 billion AI users worldwide, this needs to be raised to 10 Yottaflops (10 followed by 20 zeros).—
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Sockwell Circulator Moderate Graduated Compression Sock Sockwell is a popular compression sock brand, known for its special modular compression zones, targeting four areas of your feet, ankles, and legs for optimal support.—
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The Pacers were without Isaiah Jackson (concussion), Bennedict Mathurin (right thumb sprain), Obi Toppin (right foot stress fracture) and Tyrese Haliburton (right Achilles tendon tear).—
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Some players should be allowed to spin their wheels in the abyss, so if that’s what Antetokounmpo wants to do, then let him.—
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Kicked out, Eleven and Kali head to the abyss instead, joining the others to fight Vecna there.—
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For me, this means quickly going over them with acetone and then applying a base coat, two color coats, and a top coat.—
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And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.—
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“Nadir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nadir. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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