as in dying
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 flatlining
Specifically, the Xbox Series generation appears to be close to flatlining.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Our modern dating culture has completely distorted that distinction and our relationships are flatlining because of it.
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Sabrina Romanoff,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Neuromodulation is necessary for keeping the brain’s activity level in a functional range, preventing it from either flatlining or erupting in seizures.
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Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
The episode ends with Monty flatlining in the hospital as Cami and their daughters cry for him.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 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.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Our modern dating culture has completely distorted that distinction and our relationships are flatlining because of it.
—
Sabrina Romanoff,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Neuromodulation is necessary for keeping the brain’s activity level in a functional range, preventing it from either flatlining or erupting in seizures.
—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
The episode ends with Monty flatlining in the hospital as Cami and their daughters cry for him.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 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
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The best parts of the film, scripted with little distinction by Ana Nogueira, are the flashbacks to Kara’s final months on what’s left of her dying home planet Krypton, or more specifically, the floating colony Argo City, also headed for destruction.
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North Carolina’s elderly are dying by suicide more frequently than in years prior, according to a new report.
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The aim is to prevent the level of pensions from falling and ward off the need for a big long-term increase of the levy employees pay into the pension system.
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Low temperatures will remain warm and humid, falling only into the upper 70s.
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