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
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
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.
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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
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
The stock was essentially dead money from May through August 2025, flatlined around $20-$22 while everything else moved.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlined
Verb
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The extent of any aid package will have to match the emerging picture of how many have died, how many remain trapped under the rubble and how many Venezuelans will struggle yet further for food.
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The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm.
Verb
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The most dangerous situation appeared to be on Barrington Avenue, west of East Dundee Village Hall, where a light, a utility pole and part of a parkway tree were felled by strong winds, leaving power lines dangling across the road.
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John Adams famously wrote to his wife, Abigail, that smallpox was killing 10 soldiers for every one felled in battle.
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“Flatlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlined. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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