1
as in to smooth
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern
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2
as in to bury
to defeat by a large margin
if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play
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Thanks to technology and social progress, which continue to flatten the world, workers are also business owners and freelance contractors in today’s America.
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Lule Demmissie, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The patch also compresses the skin to flatten out current lines and prevent future ones from appearing.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024
Ironically, treating notion of war with such a broad brush — rather than wrestling with real specifics — works only to flatten asymmetrical conflicts, like those which have been seen in the wake of October 7.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
However, electric car sales have flattened out in recent months, and carmakers are slowing down their rollouts of electric vehicles.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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Lule Demmissie, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The patch also compresses the skin to flatten out current lines and prevent future ones from appearing.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2024
Ironically, treating notion of war with such a broad brush — rather than wrestling with real specifics — works only to flatten asymmetrical conflicts, like those which have been seen in the wake of October 7.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024
However, electric car sales have flattened out in recent months, and carmakers are slowing down their rollouts of electric vehicles.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatten. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.
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