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
The stock was essentially dead money from May through August 2025, flatlined around $20-$22 while everything else moved.
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Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
But while exports are booming, wage growth in the two-track economy has flatlined.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Fisk was left devastated as doctors rushed in, but were unable to save his wife, who flatlined and died.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
On the whole, Tesla has performed well financially, although its annual revenue growth has flatlined in recent years.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjusted for earlier overcounts, private-sector hiring has effectively flatlined.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Production flatlined, and employment declined.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
At the same time, soda popularity flatlined and wellness culture ascended.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Data from the Census Bureau indicates that median wages for full-time male workers have essentially flatlined since 1973.
—Mark Robert Rank, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
But while exports are booming, wage growth in the two-track economy has flatlined.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Fisk was left devastated as doctors rushed in, but were unable to save his wife, who flatlined and died.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
On the whole, Tesla has performed well financially, although its annual revenue growth has flatlined in recent years.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjusted for earlier overcounts, private-sector hiring has effectively flatlined.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Production flatlined, and employment declined.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
At the same time, soda popularity flatlined and wellness culture ascended.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Data from the Census Bureau indicates that median wages for full-time male workers have essentially flatlined since 1973.
—Mark Robert Rank, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlined
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In addition to the 18-year-old woman who died, authorities said, others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds as dozens of shots were fired at the popular boating, fishing and swimming lake about 20 miles north of downtown Oklahoma City.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Flatlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlined. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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