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
Adjusted for earlier overcounts, private-sector hiring has effectively flatlined.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Robinhood’s stock fell 90% in 2022 as the meme stock mania subsided and then flatlined.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 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
Employee engagement has been in decline since 2020 and, over the past two years, has flatlined at 31% of US employees being actively engaged at work.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The scoring punch has flatlined.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Because of high home prices, historically elevated mortgage rates and other higher housing costs, including property taxes and homeowner insurance premiums, Gen Z and millennial homeownership rates flatlined last year.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Robinhood’s stock fell 90% in 2022 as the meme stock mania subsided and then flatlined.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 13 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
Employee engagement has been in decline since 2020 and, over the past two years, has flatlined at 31% of US employees being actively engaged at work.
—Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The scoring punch has flatlined.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
Because of high home prices, historically elevated mortgage rates and other higher housing costs, including property taxes and homeowner insurance premiums, Gen Z and millennial homeownership rates flatlined last year.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlined
Verb
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James MacEgan, 72, died from his injuries.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, FIU President Jeanette Nuñez and a few dozen others observed a moment of silence in honor of those who died.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With a hollow interior trunk, Stumpy was among 158 trees felled in 2024 as part of a project aimed at shoring up a sea wall near the National Mall.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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And to be sure, there were winds and rain strong enough to fell several trees, flood a few roads, and knock out power in some Maryland and Virginia suburbs.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Flatlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlined. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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