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
As a result, scores in critical areas such as engagement, retention, innovation and manager effectiveness have flatlined.
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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
The snowpack in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada, which feed vital reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, was strong in November but has since flatlined in some areas.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Britain's economy has been struggling in recent months: the country's GDP flatlined between July and September, shrank between September and October, and grew by a moderate 0.1 percent in November—less than expected.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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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
The snowpack in the Rockies and Sierra Nevada, which feed vital reservoirs like Lake Mead and Lake Powell, was strong in November but has since flatlined in some areas.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Britain's economy has been struggling in recent months: the country's GDP flatlined between July and September, shrank between September and October, and grew by a moderate 0.1 percent in November—less than expected.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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One person died and another was injured when their helicopter crashed Thursday onto a frozen reservoir in southeast Idaho, authorities said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
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But suicide is a major public health crisis — according to the CDC, 49,000 people died by suicide in 2022, which is about one death every 11 minutes — and antidepressants can be lifesaving.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Vaccination Rates As reported by the CDC, the measles vaccination rate among children in kindergarten nationally has fallen since 2019, from approximately 95 percent of children receiving a two-dose MMR coverage to 92.7 percent.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The market also soured on Salesforce, which fell 4% despite topping analysts’ profit expectations for the latest quarter.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
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 3 Mar. 2025.
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