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as in smoothed
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern
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as in whipped
to defeat by a large margin
if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play
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Recent Examples of flattened
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The patient’s tooth is pulled and then flattened, and a small hole is then drilled in the center.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Since then, many buildings that appeared still to be standing have been completely flattened.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Others are greedily consuming matter that surrounds them in a flattened, swirling cloud called an accretion disk.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Research shows the gender pay gap has been closing for decades, but progress has nearly stalled since the mid-1990s as wage growth for both men and women has flattened.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Entire towns were flattened, leaving more than 450 people dead, thousands injured, and nearly every building on the islands destroyed or badly damaged.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The rock flattened out and became something like ground beneath my feet.
—Emily Meg Weinstein
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This stems from the concept of reparations in the popular consciousness being flattened to mean checks for Black people making up for the harms of slavery.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
The patient’s tooth is pulled and then flattened, and a small hole is then drilled in the center.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Since then, many buildings that appeared still to be standing have been completely flattened.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Others are greedily consuming matter that surrounds them in a flattened, swirling cloud called an accretion disk.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Research shows the gender pay gap has been closing for decades, but progress has nearly stalled since the mid-1990s as wage growth for both men and women has flattened.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Entire towns were flattened, leaving more than 450 people dead, thousands injured, and nearly every building on the islands destroyed or badly damaged.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
The rock flattened out and became something like ground beneath my feet.
—Emily Meg Weinstein
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
The two initial quakes flattened villages in both provinces, destroying more than 6,700 homes, and rescue workers pulled bodies from the rubble on Thursday.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattened
Verb
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Doctors sawed off part of the bone, smoothed and flattened the rest and closed the wound with skin and soft tissue.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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Card networks and domestic wallet apps have smoothed many edges, yet many of those wallets still use the same traditional systems.—
Alvin Kan,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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With notes of caramel, maple sugar, and whipped coconut, Ellis Brooklyn’s latest launch proves that sweet can still be sophisticated.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the winds whipped across the seaside links-style layout, the competition heated up.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Simply pinch off any offset or irregular branches with your fingers or garden snips so that the plant has a more rounded appearance.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Pillowy-soft footbeds provide all the support your feet need, even when racking up mileage, and the rounded toe boxes create a delicate finish, despite the shoes’ sturdy construction.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen in the course of the Gaza conflict.—
Jarrett Renshaw,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Between September 5 and 8, five high-rise buildings were bombed, according to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s Civil Defense spokesman.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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But on just the third play of the fourth quarter, veteran tight end Zach Ertz turned a short pass in the flat into a 20-yard TD.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The earliest cars had a 1,131 cc flat-four engine that made 25 hp, barely sufficient to let the 1,700-pound pipsqueak keep up in the right lane of the Autobahn.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Afterwards, a group of early humans buried her in an ancient, sacred place along a lakeshore.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Her husband will be buried in the country.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All he’s expected to do is elevate the profile of a traditionally mid-level Power 4 program long overshadowed by its basketball counterparts.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of focusing only on top flyers, AAdvantage surprises mid-level customers with top-tier treatment, sparking aspiration and stronger engagement.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, Walmart has also trimmed some of its tech jobs in the Bay Area this year, WARN notices the company has filed with the state EDD show.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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His hair, which had been neatly trimmed for a court appearance several months ago, was darker and disheveled, his face bearded.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Flattened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flattened. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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