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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
Its mix of white, tan, and taupe will play well with most color schemes, and reviews mention its quality stitching, tight seams, plumpness that doesn’t flatten with use, and touchable softness.
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Miles Walls, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The attack flattened the building and killed Ramthan, his wife, and five of their six children.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Common folds include a c-fold (fold the cup in half, vertically) or a 7-fold (flatten the cup and pull one corner down), but any folding will help guide the cup inside.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
On the other side of those glass panels, a tabby cat—eyes wide and dark, ears flattened—can be seen meowing to be let back inside.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Miles Walls, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
The attack flattened the building and killed Ramthan, his wife, and five of their six children.
—Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Common folds include a c-fold (fold the cup in half, vertically) or a 7-fold (flatten the cup and pull one corner down), but any folding will help guide the cup inside.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
On the other side of those glass panels, a tabby cat—eyes wide and dark, ears flattened—can be seen meowing to be let back inside.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Zoom in: Both Thune and Cornyn have had rocky relationships with former President Trump but have worked hard to smooth them over.Stef W. Kight, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Notably, both Thune and Cornyn have had rocky relationships with Trump but have worked hard to smooth them over.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some family members choose to bury their heads in the sand and blame the victim rather than the offender.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Hunter, founder of Choose Democracy, an organization that provides resources to help Americans prepare for an undemocratic power grab, says his experience in activism has taught him that the solution isn’t to bury your head in the sand or jump to the worst-case scenario.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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To overcome this, build self-awareness and emotional intelligence internally first.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, the article notes this training will likely be easier for happy chasers because dogs who are angry or fearful bee-chasers have stronger emotions to overcome.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Earlier in the fourth quarter, Purdy threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to George Kittle in the back left corner of the end zone to give the 49ers a 20-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter against the undermanned but gritty Bucs.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Quarterback Ava Flores threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Alynna Ortiz five plays later to make the score 7-6 after the Indians failed to convert the extra point.Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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The offer includes two buttermilk pancakes with glazed strawberries, blueberry topping and whipped topping or its combo of two eggs, hash browns and a choice of two strips of bacon or two pork sausage links.Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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Use it for everything from creaming butter and sugar to making creamy dips to whipping egg whites into meringues.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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On May 8, 2023, shortly before dawn, Jordanian fighter jets bombed Ramthan’s family house.Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tim Lammers For example, the recent Warner Bros. Joker sequel—Joker: Folie à Deux—opened in theaters on October 4 but after bombing with moviegoers pivoted to PVOD 25 days later, on October 29.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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The reason is clear: most Americans understand that Israel is fighting for its very survival against terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah, whose explicit mission is to annihilate Israel.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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This movie is about an oceanside town in Maryland that gets annihilated by huge lice that started by taking out marine life and have now found their way into humans.Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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And just like the album title suggests, that's exactly how our readers order their hashbrowns: scattered, smothered, and covered.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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The first points of the game came with 3:21 remaining in the first half thanks to a three-yard touchdown run from Texans running back Joe Mixon, after both defenses smothered their rival offenses to force punts.Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatten. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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