flattened; flattening
ˈflat-niŋ 
ˈfla-tə-
: to make flat: such as
a
: to make level or smooth
b
: to knock down
also
: to defeat decisively
c
: to make dull or uninspired
—often used with out
d
: to make lusterless
flatten paint
e
: to stabilize especially at a lower level
: to become flat or flatter: such as
a
: to become dull or spiritless
b
: to extend in or into a flat position or form
c
: to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level
—usually used with out
Examples of flatten in a Sentence
Dozens of houses were flattened by the tornado.
The boxer was flattened in the seventh round.
The team got flattened in the first round of the play-offs.
Prices are expected to flatten after the holiday shopping season.
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Importantly for the exhibitor that has been fighting through high debt since Covid flattened the sector, generated more than $200 million of cash from operating activities and approximately $114 million in free cash flow — its highest quarterly cash flow post pandemic.
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Following the breach, a surge in withdrawals was seen but this later flattened.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
One was the dot-com collapse, which flattened the bubbly frivolity of early e-commerce.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Communities also need to plan their responses in the event that a disaster flattens their neighborhood.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Following the breach, a surge in withdrawals was seen but this later flattened.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
One was the dot-com collapse, which flattened the bubbly frivolity of early e-commerce.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Communities also need to plan their responses in the event that a disaster flattens their neighborhood.
—Alice Hill, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flatten
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flatten. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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