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peaked

1 American  
[pee-kid] / ˈpi kɪd /

adjective

  1. pale and drawn in appearance so as to suggest illness or stress; wan and sickly.

peaked 2 American  
[peekt, pee-kid] / pikt, ˈpi kɪd /

adjective

  1. having a peak.

    a peaked cap.
peaked British  
/ piːkt /

adjective

  1. having a peak; pointed

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Other Word Forms

  • peakedly adverb
  • peakedness noun

Etymology

Origin of peaked1

peak 2 + -ed 2

Origin of peaked1

First recorded in 1400–50, peaked is from the late Middle English word pekyd; peak 1, -ed 3

Example Sentences

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Its investment in recycling automation has just about peaked, which will boost free cash flow this year.

From Barron's

Before that, it peaked at just over 30 times just before 1930.

From Barron's

The number of people reporting outages in the past 24 hours peaked at close to 180,000 before falling through the afternoon.

From MarketWatch

It was the first time since November the world’s largest cryptocurrency peaked above the key $95,000 level.

From Barron's

This comes after two weeks of decreasing numbers, prompting hope flu cases may have peaked.

From BBC

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