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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
The set, by Jason Ardizzone-West, consists of a raked white floor of interlocking panels (like the cladding of the Death Star, flattened out with a rolling pin) and a curved surround of more panels, towering and blank, soldiers ready to receive the inevitable full blast of constant LED video.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the more unfortunate things about discussing anything online this deep in the Internet Age is that everything gets flattened.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
The Sharks met as a group before practicing Sunday to help digest the trade, which came two days after the Sharks were flattened 6-2 by the Seattle Kraken to fall to 15-33-6 on the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Over 800-square-miles of forest was flattened by the resulting force, or over twice the area of New York City.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
One of the more unfortunate things about discussing anything online this deep in the Internet Age is that everything gets flattened.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
The Sharks met as a group before practicing Sunday to help digest the trade, which came two days after the Sharks were flattened 6-2 by the Seattle Kraken to fall to 15-33-6 on the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Over 800-square-miles of forest was flattened by the resulting force, or over twice the area of New York City.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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The best eye primers for mature skin can smooth them out.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
27 Feb. 2025
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That’s the essential ingredient in this particular Broadway pie, baked as a blend of life’s ups and downs, smoothing then out into a slice of life that supports people living their dreams and learning to find their best selves.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Four months later, J.J. and Tylee's remains were found buried on Chad's property, leading the couple to be indicted on charges of murder.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Read Next World ‘Rare’ ancient Roman item found buried under 1,800-year-old fence in Scotland.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Every once in a while, a pitfall of community theater is glimpsed, but only momentarily, and here the heartfelt sense of fun overcomes any little shortcoming.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
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This new computing paradigm excels in real-time optimization and predictive modeling, offering unprecedented opportunities to overcome pressing public-sector challenges.—
Yuval Boger,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is coming to that conclusion from different vantage points, and the solution is not to throw the baby out with the bathwater but to combine the best of traditional marketing, campaigns and communications strategies with where the culture is going.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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Last season, Means made four starts once again, and threw 20.2 innings.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Add the egg whites: In the clean bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form, 4-5 minutes.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The wind up here had whipped the snow into a sharp rib that came to a point on Denali’s Archdeacon’s Tower.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than a dozen people, Seoul’s military said on Thursday.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The site was bombed and shelled by the Israel Defense Forces and ...—
Elliott Abrams,
National Review,
6 Mar. 2025
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With all of this being said, Teyana annihilated the other looks that were at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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If not for Hunt, we’d have been annihilated on the glass.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Colorado’s most promising moment came from a Cole Bassett attempt in the first half that St. Louis goalkeeper Roman Bürki smothered.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2025
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In the 10 wins in between, St. John’s imposed its will with a smothering, high-effort defense.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Flatten.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatten. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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