top out
verb
topped out; topping out; tops out
: to reach the highest amount or level and stop increasing
—often + at
Interest rates are expected to top out at 15 percent.
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The 'ebike' version tops out at 20 mph (32 km/h) on-road and 35 mph (56 km/h) off-road.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 July 2026
New York City is forecast to top out in the upper 90s after triple-digit temperatures on Thursday and Friday, but the heat index will still keep the city feeling like those triple-digits never left.
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Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The fees per person would start at $325 a year for companies with 50 to 249 Medicaid beneficiaries and top out at $725 annually for employers with at least 500 recipients.
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Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The commission said each state may nominate up to 25% of its eligible low-income census tracts to become zones, meaning that applications will top out with 78 zones to be designated by the governor.
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Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
5 July 2026
New York City is forecast to top out in the upper 90s after triple-digit temperatures on Thursday and Friday, but the heat index will still keep the city feeling like those triple-digits never left.
—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The fees per person would start at $325 a year for companies with 50 to 249 Medicaid beneficiaries and top out at $725 annually for employers with at least 500 recipients.
—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The commission said each state may nominate up to 25% of its eligible low-income census tracts to become zones, meaning that applications will top out with 78 zones to be designated by the governor.
—
Dylan Sherman,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2026
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“Top out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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