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
Multiple nations now have annihilation-level nuclear assets, and yet, even as the threat continues escalating, public concern has flatlined.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
While overall ice levels remain far below historical norms, recent observations show that the pace of loss has nearly flatlined since 2005.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Our life expectancy has flatlined.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 17 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
Industrywide hiring has flatlined, and analysts expect brick-and-mortar operators to close more locations this year.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Three college students helped save a fellow student who flatlined three times, according to reports.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
But engagement flatlined, down 1 percent year-over-year.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
And Brooklyn’s composure flatlined from there.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
While overall ice levels remain far below historical norms, recent observations show that the pace of loss has nearly flatlined since 2005.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Our life expectancy has flatlined.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 17 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
Industrywide hiring has flatlined, and analysts expect brick-and-mortar operators to close more locations this year.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Three college students helped save a fellow student who flatlined three times, according to reports.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
But engagement flatlined, down 1 percent year-over-year.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
And Brooklyn’s composure flatlined from there.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlined
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Osbourne, who died July 22 at 76 after a heart attack, famously bit the head off a bat during a solo performance.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Julie Henneberry, a Bay View woman whose firefighter father died on 9/11, is sharing her story publicly for the first time.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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When a mother tree is felled, the survival rate of many of its seedlings may be drastically reduced, a process not unlike the reciprocal feedback loop of Yggdrasill, whose deterioration in response to discord in the nine realms spells cosmic collapse.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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There are also beautifully observed moments toward the end with Dorotea and Riccardo; and a moving reckoning with death when Mariano’s favorite horse, a stallion named Elvis, is felled by illness and the president refuses to end his suffering by having the animal put to sleep.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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So far, archaeologists have uncovered two-thirds of Pompeii and found the remains of about 1,300 people — a number that doesn’t include those who perished beyond the center of town.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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More than 2,700 of the victims perished in the fiery collapse of the trade center’s twin towers, and about 40% of those victims haven’t had any remains identified.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Flatlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlined. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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