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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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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Recent Examples of flatten
Two words, tossed like lint, still hanging in the air thirty years later—flattening a woman, erasing her intent, and echoing a feeling Black women know too well.
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Noel Ransome, Essence, 15 May 2025
Analysts expect earnings growth to flatten this year, noting increasing losses in the food delivery unit, according to FactSet’s StreetAccount, which also noted Morgan Stanley cut its price target to $39 from $41.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 14 May 2025
More recently, in 1908, an asteroid likely exploded over Tunguska, Russia, flattening 830 square miles (2,150 square kilometers) of trees.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
One image in the show that follows that thread is a famous photograph of Dresden, Germany, taken from the top of the city hall after Dresden was flattened by Allied aerial bombing at the end of World War II.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 7 May 2025
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Noel Ransome, Essence, 15 May 2025
Analysts expect earnings growth to flatten this year, noting increasing losses in the food delivery unit, according to FactSet’s StreetAccount, which also noted Morgan Stanley cut its price target to $39 from $41.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 14 May 2025
More recently, in 1908, an asteroid likely exploded over Tunguska, Russia, flattening 830 square miles (2,150 square kilometers) of trees.
—Alexander E. Gates, The Conversation, 5 May 2025
One image in the show that follows that thread is a famous photograph of Dresden, Germany, taken from the top of the city hall after Dresden was flattened by Allied aerial bombing at the end of World War II.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatten
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Team personnel filled the gap and smoothed it over to create a flat surface.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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But Ventura alleged that Combs was not in the mood to smooth things over.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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He was buried at Penrose Cemetery in Byron, Wyoming, beside relatives, including his grandmother Cheryl.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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She was buried at what is now the park’s eastern end.—
Jack Schnedler,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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Learning how to overcome your own anxiety is the first step to helping your kids do the same, said Robbins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The odds remain against them — only 16.1% of teams have overcome a 3-2 deficit in NBA playoff history — but the Knicks are coming off their best all-around performance of the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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Then shortstop Anthony Volpe fielded a grounder but made a throwing error trying for an out at third base.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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An avid polo player for years, Grimm was injured from his chest down after being thrown from a horse in September 2024.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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When Russia began bombing Kyiv in 2022, the walls were blown away, exposing the old newspapers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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On May 2, Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
17 May 2025
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The military's job is to dominate any foe and annihilate any threat to America anywhere, any time and any place.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
25 May 2025
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Joel, wanting to save Ellie's life, then annihilated everyone at the Fireflies hospital who stood in his way.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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When Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed — killing six construction workers and sending thousands of tons of concrete and steel hurtling into the Patapsco River — Carver feared that the foundation’s nearby oyster reef would be smothered beneath the sediment and debris.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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As a sickly boy raised by two women, young Darin was smothered with affection.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatten. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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