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flatten

[flat-n] / ˈflæt n /


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Flatten and squash boxes to make more room in your recycling bin, bag or box.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2022

Flatten with a spatula to approximately ¾-inch thick.

From Fox News • Aug. 14, 2021

“Flatten the curve, go home! Flatten the curve, go home!” a man in New York’s Brooklyn borough yelled out the window of a four-story apartment building, as people walked on the street below.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2020

By your C.E.O.’s work station: Flatten hierarchies by sobbing in front of your company leader.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2018

Out over yonder boats pass And the swallows Flatten themselves on the grass.

From Goblins and Pagodas by Fletcher, John Gould




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