1
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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2
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
Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This garden party designer dollset comes with a poseable Barbie doll that stands on a base, a pre-flattened Play-Doh sheet that looks like fabric with fun designs and three extra cans of colorful Play-Doh for endless outfits.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Gaza has been largely flattened leaving nearly 2 million people living on the verge of starvation.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Hills were flattened and rivers were diverted in the accomplishment of this engineering feat.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Many buildings were flattened, and none was undamaged, as people went back to search for their belongings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
For the separator, small PET pieces the size of postage stamps were flattened and perforated with hot needles, optimizing current flow through the liquid electrolyte.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The bombardment has wounded tens of thousands more, flattened thousands of buildings and reduced much of the territory’s infrastructure — and its landscape — to rubble, shrapnel and sand.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Viewing their actions and ideas strictly through a Cold War lens has oversimplified Korean hopes and ambitions and flattened the complexity of their post-liberation experience.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
This grass forms large clumps of narrow, flattened green leaves from which rise upright flowering stalks bearing narrow flower plums.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
The company’s smaller sized safes, which begin at $1,350 per year and are the size of a semi-flattened shoebox, are all currently occupied.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
This garden party designer dollset comes with a poseable Barbie doll that stands on a base, a pre-flattened Play-Doh sheet that looks like fabric with fun designs and three extra cans of colorful Play-Doh for endless outfits.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The devastating military campaign has flattened large swaths of Gaza, displacing thousands of Gazans and sparking a humanitarian crisis and intensifying international backlash.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Gaza has been largely flattened leaving nearly 2 million people living on the verge of starvation.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Hills were flattened and rivers were diverted in the accomplishment of this engineering feat.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Many buildings were flattened, and none was undamaged, as people went back to search for their belongings.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
For the separator, small PET pieces the size of postage stamps were flattened and perforated with hot needles, optimizing current flow through the liquid electrolyte.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
The bombardment has wounded tens of thousands more, flattened thousands of buildings and reduced much of the territory’s infrastructure — and its landscape — to rubble, shrapnel and sand.
—New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Viewing their actions and ideas strictly through a Cold War lens has oversimplified Korean hopes and ambitions and flattened the complexity of their post-liberation experience.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
This grass forms large clumps of narrow, flattened green leaves from which rise upright flowering stalks bearing narrow flower plums.
—Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattened
Verb
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The palate is rich with leather, oak, and dark fruit, smoothed by brown sugar and lifted by cherry brightness.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Crow’s feet are smoothed with the winch of a hair elastic.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Harrison's head whipped back and slammed into the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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One popular use is a classic Cream Cheese Frosting, which needs to be whipped to perfection.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Dunbar’s speed presented problems for Benbrook’s defense, and Slater credited them for a well-rounded, solid performance.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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For those who are more into curves than angles, the Bialetti Moon takes all the functional elements of the moka stovetop espresso maker and subdues them with a rounded stainless steel silhouette.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Israel had just bombed Iran, sparking a nearly two-week war during which 1,200 Iranians and 31 Israelis were killed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Most recently, Hamas offices in Qatar were bombed in an Israel attack, and negotiations have not been held in the Gulf state since.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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These flat robots have multiple modes of movement, capable of jumping or crawling at multiple speeds.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Oct. 2025
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Without that reliable source of ball movement, Philadelphia’s offense has fallen flat.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wrapped in a towel, barely stirring, but slightly breathing, was a newborn baby girl buried beneath a foot of earth.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Instead, town officials buried him in a pauper’s grave.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Multi-level multiplayer mayhem Despite its surprisingly competent story campaign, the real draw of Battlefield is the multiplayer — and it’s rarely been better than in this new game.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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For many low-income enrollees, mid-level plans – called silver plans in the ACA marketplace – effectively became free.—
Christopher Robertson,
The Conversation,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each component had to be soldered under magnification, with wiring trimmed to millimeter precision and excess material removed wherever possible.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Keeping the wick trimmed is essential for a proper flame, reducing soot, and maximizing scent throw.—
Michael Stefanov,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Flattened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flattened. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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