as in died
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 flatlined
Even amid stressful late-game scenarios, Washington’s quarterback, whose EKG might have appeared flatlined since he seemingly never gets rattled, maintained his calm approach.
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Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Sales at Nordstrom, which has about 20 Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores in the Chicago area, have essentially flatlined over the past decade or so.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Since then, the number of democracies across the world—with durable governing institutions, peaceful rotations of power, and some semblance of law—has roughly flatlined.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
The bad news is that underlying inflation has flatlined, throwing into question what's to come in the new year.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Contributing to cybersecurity staffing headaches, cybersecurity workforce growth worldwide has flatlined for the first time since 2019.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Overall, the number of college applicants jumped 11% in the 2023-24 school year, even as enrollment flatlined, the latest data from the Common Application found, suggesting more students are applying to the same schools.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
For example, revenues and net income at Nike flatlined from late 1997 through late 2003 but quadrupled over the next 20 years as growth resumed.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Ben Standig, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Sales at Nordstrom, which has about 20 Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack stores in the Chicago area, have essentially flatlined over the past decade or so.
—Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Since then, the number of democracies across the world—with durable governing institutions, peaceful rotations of power, and some semblance of law—has roughly flatlined.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
The bad news is that underlying inflation has flatlined, throwing into question what's to come in the new year.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
Contributing to cybersecurity staffing headaches, cybersecurity workforce growth worldwide has flatlined for the first time since 2019.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Overall, the number of college applicants jumped 11% in the 2023-24 school year, even as enrollment flatlined, the latest data from the Common Application found, suggesting more students are applying to the same schools.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
For example, revenues and net income at Nike flatlined from late 1997 through late 2003 but quadrupled over the next 20 years as growth resumed.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlined
Verb
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Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the early 1980s, five seniors died after drinking homemade eggnog at a New Jersey nursing home.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But within a year, Murder, Inc. was felled by a federal indictment—Gotti and his brother were later cleared of all charges—and struggled to return to chart dominance after rebranding as The Inc. Gotti’s methods were sometimes called into question.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2025
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Whether that sudden shift befuddled his opponent is unclear, but just 40 seconds later Shang Zhifa was sprawled on the canvas, felled by a vicious right hand.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Of the 181 people onboard, 179 perished.—
Marisa Garcia,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Jan. 2025
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