nadir
noun
the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
nadirs
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pluralof nadir.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The year 1893 was one of two significant economic nadirs during the decade, the second coming in 1897.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
It required endless hours of searching for the nadirs of human experience.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2021
He alludes to companies that have rebounded from nadirs of public controversy stemming from unethical decisions, such at Tyco, which saw two of its executives plead guilty to stealing hundreds of millions of dollars.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2020
In fairness, the evening of Nov. 8 and the cratered-out dawn of Nov. 9 were more like a chain of nadirs strung together.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2017
Many of them, put together just after epidemics, would have represented population nadirs, not approximations of precontact numbers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
