as in to die
to stop living
the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over
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Recent Examples of flatline
Ford flatlined twice and underwent a 10-hour surgery before being placed on an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine for a week.
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Demand for new electric vehicles has flatlined in California, new sales figures show, raising questions as to whether automobile manufacturers can meet ambitious state mandates for zero-emission vehicle sales.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
As a result, scores in critical areas such as engagement, retention, innovation and manager effectiveness have flatlined.
—Ajit Dodani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The cost of living has risen as income and productivity have flatlined.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eileen Finan, People.com, 5 Feb. 2025
Demand for new electric vehicles has flatlined in California, new sales figures show, raising questions as to whether automobile manufacturers can meet ambitious state mandates for zero-emission vehicle sales.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
As a result, scores in critical areas such as engagement, retention, innovation and manager effectiveness have flatlined.
—Ajit Dodani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
The cost of living has risen as income and productivity have flatlined.
—The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatline
Verb
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One man testified that his teenage daughter, who had epilepsy, died while taking a bath and that his grief was compounded by knowing investigators possessed photographs taken in her death investigation.—
Audrey Dutton,
ProPublica,
5 Mar. 2025
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Construction began in 1869 and was still under way when the king died in 1886.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Although platforms can rise and fall faster than the tiny-eyeglasses fashion trend, the principles of good marketing stand the test of time.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Shrek franchise launched with the Oscar-winning 2001 feature that centered on an ogre named Shrek, who falls for Fiona, the princess of Far Far Away who has been cursed, trapped in the body of an ogre.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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The names of the boaters who perished and those hospitalized were not immediately released.—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025
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That was quickly followed by two fatal accidents aboard small planes—one in Philadelphia and then one in Alaska—in which a total of 17 people perished, adding to the unease.—
Barbara Peterson,
AFAR Media,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Flatline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatline. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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