as in to die
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 flatline
Top performers track their metrics and get concerned when growth flatlines.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement But now, support for basic science and medical research is in danger of flatlining.
—Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025
Tulloch knows well that most of the projects in that spreadsheet of hers will flatline.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 May 2025
Happiness is flatlining for an entire generation and many of them can’t figure out how to bring this emotion back to life again.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement But now, support for basic science and medical research is in danger of flatlining.
—Robert Hormats, Time, 18 May 2025
Tulloch knows well that most of the projects in that spreadsheet of hers will flatline.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 May 2025
Happiness is flatlining for an entire generation and many of them can’t figure out how to bring this emotion back to life again.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatline
Verb
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The filming of his funeral took three full days, and Hogestyn died the following weekend.—
Rosemary Rossi,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Sly Stone, a funk pioneer whose influence and impact as leader of the musical group Sly and the Family Stone was as enduring as his career was brief, died Monday in Los Angeles.—
Rob Tannenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Crucially, the flagship brand Moncler saw sales rise only 2% and its crucial Europe, Middle East, and Africa region fell by 1%.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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In 2023, the number of fatalities fell slightly, to six fatal boating incidents resulting in seven deaths, according to state data.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Language begins to perish: The same words recur, deadeningly.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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But keeping the oysters out of the reef during peak feeding season could have caused some to perish, Fiala said.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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“Flatline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatline. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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