flatlined

past tense of flatline

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Recent Examples of flatlined Enrollment is declining across the board in traditional public schools as the national birthrate continues to fall, charter school enrollment remains robust, private school voucher use increases and the number of immigrant students has flatlined. Austin Horn july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Last year, the stock flatlined despite big data center order growth. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 July 2026 After the disappointment of Die, My Love, another star vehicle from an auteur director that flatlined at theaters, the distributor needs a win. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026 For the past decade, the British economy has flatlined, while its population has become older, sicker, and no more productive. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 But their free cashflow has flatlined—because it is being blown on data centers. Jim Edwards, Fortune, 2 June 2026 The organization's learning velocity has flatlined. John Winsor, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 After a busy April that featured multiple severe weather outbreaks across the United States, tornado activity has flatlined this month. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 26 May 2026 But while exports are booming, wage growth in the two-track economy has flatlined. Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlined
Verb
  • The military said that the two service members who were killed died while defending against an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack.
    Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 19 July 2026
  • Berry died in 2004 following years of health issues stemming from the car accident.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026

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“Flatlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlined. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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