as in to die
to stop living
the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over
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Recent Examples of flatline
Three college students helped save a fellow student who flatlined three times, according to reports.
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
But engagement flatlined, down 1 percent year-over-year.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Prices flatlined last summer but have risen at a 4.5% annual rate over the last three months, far above the Fed's goals and the highest since fall 2022.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The economy flatlined in the third quarter, according to data released in December, while the latest monthly GDP reading showed the economy expanded just 0.1% in November, after shrinking by 0.1% in October.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sam Gillette, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
But engagement flatlined, down 1 percent year-over-year.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025
Prices flatlined last summer but have risen at a 4.5% annual rate over the last three months, far above the Fed's goals and the highest since fall 2022.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
The economy flatlined in the third quarter, according to data released in December, while the latest monthly GDP reading showed the economy expanded just 0.1% in November, after shrinking by 0.1% in October.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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The saxophonist in his band also died, according to manager Enrique Paulino.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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Iconoclastic critic, art historian, and photographer Max Kozloff, who served as Artforum’s executive editor in the 1970s before turning to his own artistic practice, died on April 6.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2025
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And bond market yields fall by about 150 basis points (1.5 percentage points).11 The Fed Fed Chair Powell says the Fed is waiting for the softening survey data to translate into hard data before moving toward lower interest rates.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Mary had brought her mother, who had suffered multiple mental-health crises, to live with the family; Phyllis then fell ill with metastatic lung cancer, and Mary served as her caretaker.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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More than 1,500 passengers and crew perished; only around 710 of those on board survived.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the animals gather to calf, nurse and breed.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Flatline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatline. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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