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Recent Examples of flatness
But for most Southern California renters, these stats show only minor rent swings last year — on par with relative flatness the year before and well below previous hikes of the pandemic era.
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Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
In these regards—and in Self-Portrait’s play between black and white, form and void, flatness and dimensionality—the work anticipates the para-photographic experiments that would soon come to occupy the artist and to influence his output in every medium.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Starting at your roots can lead to product buildup, flatness, and uneven distribution.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
To view the flatness of the Earth from space.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Sakamoto created a maze-like space with an expressive flatness — made up of gentle ramps and bookshelves of various heights — that lends a sense of stability to the imposing contours of the factory.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Then a deep, unmistakable roar of a lion rolled across the flatness.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Both determine all observable predictions and are necessary to solve the cosmological horizon and flatness problems.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
In these regards—and in Self-Portrait’s play between black and white, form and void, flatness and dimensionality—the work anticipates the para-photographic experiments that would soon come to occupy the artist and to influence his output in every medium.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Starting at your roots can lead to product buildup, flatness, and uneven distribution.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
To view the flatness of the Earth from space.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Sakamoto created a maze-like space with an expressive flatness — made up of gentle ramps and bookshelves of various heights — that lends a sense of stability to the imposing contours of the factory.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Then a deep, unmistakable roar of a lion rolled across the flatness.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Both determine all observable predictions and are necessary to solve the cosmological horizon and flatness problems.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatness
Noun
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Consider this a magical opportunity to escape the staleness of fall.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2025
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Coach Billy Napier’s team blended play-calling staleness, horrendous clock management, defensive containment issues and overall immaturity.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Anua Niacinamide 10 + TXA 4 Serum The first line of defense this serum targets is dullness.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
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Fraxel can improve the skin’s overall appearance, addressing everything from uneven tone and dullness to age spots to acne scars and wrinkles.—
Whitney Perry,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So, after the sombrero drew hearty guffaws, my friend Jim busied himself finding monuments to chip-and-dip tastelessness.—
Lee Michael Katz,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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That tastelessness that was so easy to call American is now everybody’s.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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However, its effectiveness in thoroughly cleaning depends on the degree of dirtiness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Dec. 2025
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This dirtiness is the crux of the matter for Sherman.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Flatness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatness. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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