peaked
1 Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of peaked1
First recorded in 1400–50, peaked is from the late Middle English word pekyd; see peak 1, -ed 3
Origin of peaked2
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Its value peaked near $200 billion in 2021, then collapsed along with vaccine sales, bottoming at about $10 billion last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Faculty members at a number of institutions told MarketWatch that their computer-science departments scrambled to hire faculty when interest in the major peaked around 2023, and now the departments have a surplus of instructors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Grinnell College, with an undergraduates population of 1,700, has also seen softening demand in the major since enrollment peaked in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
The proportion of listed homes that eventually had a price cut peaked in 2023 and has remained relatively high since.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
The day seemed to have peaked and was going downhill now.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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