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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
Carla Hall, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
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
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Slow freezing forms large ice crystals that puncture delicate cell walls, often leaving berries mushy, herbs limp, and dough flattened.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.
—Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Much of the emotional depth of Henry’s book gets flattened in this adaptation that is a tad more focused on the com rather than the rom.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
But the top 20 pieces — 10 free, 10 behind our STAT+ paywall — are more interesting and revealing than that list, with each story adding important nuance and personal voices to debates often flattened into pro or con.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
Confronting such dramatic mutations requires interpretive and historical learning and the willingness to perceive politics as a dense field of meanings, not something to be flattened into numbers or variables on a graph.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Quickly pinch butter into flour mixture to create flattened pieces.
—Carla Hall, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
The secondary flattened passing lanes from sideline to sideline.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Slow freezing forms large ice crystals that puncture delicate cell walls, often leaving berries mushy, herbs limp, and dough flattened.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 11 Jan. 2026
Thirty-two years ago, freeways fell, buildings flattened and local communities were reshaped forever by the earthquake.
—Jamie Yuccas, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Much of the emotional depth of Henry’s book gets flattened in this adaptation that is a tad more focused on the com rather than the rom.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
For the separator, small pieces of PET were flattened and carefully perforated with hot needles.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Photograph by Stuart Palley I’m writing on the eve of the anniversary of the fires that flattened my Pacific Palisades neighborhood, all but erased the community of Altadena, and left unhealed scars across Los Angeles.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
But the top 20 pieces — 10 free, 10 behind our STAT+ paywall — are more interesting and revealing than that list, with each story adding important nuance and personal voices to debates often flattened into pro or con.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
Confronting such dramatic mutations requires interpretive and historical learning and the willingness to perceive politics as a dense field of meanings, not something to be flattened into numbers or variables on a graph.
—Jason Blakely, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flattened
Adjective
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The playful shoes feature a rounded, open-toe design and stand tall on a four-inch heel.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Engage your core so that your back is flat (not arched or rounded).—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In subsequent phases, the ICRC smoothed returns of the deceased, including 27 of 28 hostages and 360 Palestinians.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Winston Churchill’s memoirs smoothed these memories over, and this still misleads us.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In an unlit room, the children are whipped and verbally chastized.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Mountains of snow accumulated in drifts, whipped by winds of 50 mph or more.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Without accounting for these forces, history is rendered flat and malleable—ideal for manipulation by fascist politics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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Shares have been flat over the past three months.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As tensions soar over Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, satellite images show activity at two Iranian nuclear sites bombed last year by Israel and the United States that may be a sign of Tehran trying to obscure efforts to salvage any materials remaining there.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Earlier this month, Mississippi’s oldest synagogue was fire-bombed, and a little over a week ago, threatening signs displaying a swastika and a noose were found at Shalom Park, home to multiple Jewish organizations in Charlotte.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ultimately, this type of multi-level hydration yields longer-lasting plumpness and a lit-from-within glow.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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If eligibility was limited to four years and affected by time playing in junior colleges and overseas, athletes would have a more restricted window of eligibility, giving them less time to move between schools, which would create more homogeneity in age and maturity and a more level playing field.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Cosey has welcomed archaeological teams from Mississippi State University to her property, digging for the stories buried beneath the topsoil.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Julian Strawther buried the Nuggets’ 10th 3-pointer of the half, and by intermission the Nets trailed 64-49.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The weekend celebration started on Friday with a roller skating party on the smooth arena floor followed by a full schedule on Saturday of performances by local artists, tours and refreshments.—
Doug Duran,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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With the ability to charge a compatible phone wirelessly at 25W using the new Qi2 charging standard, the MagSafe-compatible Icemag 3 has a full-surface magnetic lock and provides smoother and steadier power flow.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Flattened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flattened. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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