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
Our life expectancy has flatlined.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
The rest are flatlining or folding entirely.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Price growth has continued to pick up, employment growth in manufacturing has flatlined and other non-manufacturing sectors are feeling the pinch.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Despite a global pandemic flatlining the music industry, Hynes contributed to albums by Lorde and Turnstile, crafted film scores for Passing and Master Gardener, and just last year penned some original music for the Broadway play Job.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Angela Haupt, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
The rest are flatlining or folding entirely.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Price growth has continued to pick up, employment growth in manufacturing has flatlined and other non-manufacturing sectors are feeling the pinch.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2025
Despite a global pandemic flatlining the music industry, Hynes contributed to albums by Lorde and Turnstile, crafted film scores for Passing and Master Gardener, and just last year penned some original music for the Broadway play Job.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatline
Verb
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Kirk promised that her husband will not have died in vain and said that instead his message would only become stronger.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Daniel Crémieux, founder of the French menswear brand Crémieux, died Friday at age 87 at his home in Aix-en-Provence, France, surrounded by his family.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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New residential property prices fell year-on-year during August in 65 out of 70 cities surveyed by the NBS, data also showed.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The outlet noted that the dead included a mother and daughter and three family members, who all perished together in the waters.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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For many, the image of the falling man, one of those who jumped to their death rather than perish in the flames of the Trade Center, symbolized the horror of that day.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Flatline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatline. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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