1
as in to smooth
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 to bury
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 flatten
Entire rows of homes appear completely flattened in a stark contrast to satellite imagery from April, captured in an Airbus photo provided by Google Earth, which shows the same neighborhood intact before the tornado struck.
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Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Chuck’s Dairy Bar, Rolling Fork, MS An EF4 tornado flattened Chuck’s in March 2023, but owner Tracy Harden didn’t stop.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
With the stick end of the mascara wand, press down on the brow hairs to flatten them.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
The impact of A Pale View of Hills is blunted by a tendency to over-explain and flatten.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Chuck’s Dairy Bar, Rolling Fork, MS An EF4 tornado flattened Chuck’s in March 2023, but owner Tracy Harden didn’t stop.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 May 2025
With the stick end of the mascara wand, press down on the brow hairs to flatten them.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 20 May 2025
The impact of A Pale View of Hills is blunted by a tendency to over-explain and flatten.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatten
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Who doesn’t love a pair of leggings that sucks you in and smoothes your midsection?—
Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar,
Glamour,
2 June 2025
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The team was accused of stuffing and smoothing the seams of the rear attenuator, a part that is standard for all teams and therefore cannot be modified.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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The authority said its preliminary assessment is that three excavators and six trucks were buried by the landslide.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Residents struggled on Thursday to absorb the scale of devastation caused by a huge slab of glacier that buried most of their picturesque Swiss village, in what scientists suspect is a dramatic example of climate change’s impact on the Alps.—
Dave Graham,
Christian Science Monitor,
29 May 2025
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Learning how to overcome your own anxiety is the first step to helping your kids do the same, said Robbins.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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The odds remain against them — only 16.1% of teams have overcome a 3-2 deficit in NBA playoff history — but the Knicks are coming off their best all-around performance of the series.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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He’s compensated by throwing a ton of sliders, with just over a 40% usage rate.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Protesters continued moving through downtown, setting off fireworks and throwing objects at passing police vehicles.—
Rhona Tarrant,
CBS News,
9 June 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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None of it happens if Torre doesn’t bomb the LSAT his senior year of college.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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When the Japanese military bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Toguri was trapped with no identification to secure a passage home.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Once again, the film is about the anguish of losing a loved one and the the desire to connect with the dead one more time, the annihilating madness of grief driving a person to unspeakable ends.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2025
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Apparently the Entity, aided once again by its human helpmate Gabriel (Esai Morales), is set to annihilate humankind in four days unless Ethan and Ethan alone can disable it.—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 May 2025
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The algae is especially harmful to mangroves, which serve as nursery habitats, and can smother sea grasses and coral reefs, Lapointe said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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The breakfast burrito, smothered in both red and green chile, could cure anything.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatten. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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