flatlining

present participle of flatline

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flatlining The rest are flatlining or folding entirely. Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Despite a global pandemic flatlining the music industry, Hynes contributed to albums by Lorde and Turnstile, crafted film scores for Passing and Master Gardener, and just last year penned some original music for the Broadway play Job. Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatlining
Verb
  • She was intubated for nearly a week while medical staff at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola worked to save her, including repeatedly scrubbing and cleaning out her leg to remove any dying tissue.
    Mollye Barrows, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Mason confirmed that Kirk was shot and taken to a hospital in a private vehicle before dying.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This can be something forceful falling or pressing on the toe or twisting it in an awkward manner.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Borrowers aged 18 to 29 are also falling 90 or more days late on auto loans faster than older borrowers.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Flatlining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatlining. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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