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  • comparative of flat.
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flatter

[flat-er] / ˈflæt ər /




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Its rounded shape is an important clue because weapons tipped with flint or stone generally produce openings with flatter or more angular edges.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

In response to complaints of speeding, he said, Raman’s office helped get four speed tables — a flatter, wider version of speed bumps — installed in the intersection near his business last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

By the end, her stomach appears flatter - if a little red.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Yet even moving to a flatter yield-curve environment can have negative consequences.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The colors he uses are flatter, more primary than the ones I usually see, but they’re still pretty close.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

But strip out the popular Mini Kelly handbag, which flatters the average premium, and larger versions of the Kelly and Birkin sell at par to retail prices once the auctioneers’ commission is factored in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Crypto markets have billions in wash trading — fake volume that flatters momentum and dupes newcomers.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025

But it also flatters the ego of the raw milk enthusiast, who is convinced he's part of an elite group with special access to knowledge that ordinary people can't or won't access.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024

Shortly after being banished, a disguised Kent flatters King Lear by telling him that he has that quality that leads other men to follow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

Tiny flatters Gary some more and then he agrees to play the part of me, and honestly, I'll take it.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

The end of regulatory tailwinds that recently flattered the group’s results mean Fresenius Medical Care could be set for an operating profit contraction, according to JPM.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Again, I was surprised — and flattered — to find myself on the guest list, and naturally I wanted to know what the occasion was.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

These include higher research and development capitalization that helped automotive margins, and a 300-million-euro partner prepayment that flattered free cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

By signing Garnacho on loan they do not have a longer-term commitment to a winger who has flattered to deceive at Stamford Bridge and has not enhanced his reputation.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

He was kind of flattered that she’d noticed he was absent.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

"On this… it's all very flattering," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The size of Cruise's star in the movie firmament makes the comparison even less flattering: "Digger" was never going to be in the same ballpark as the multi-billion dollar "Mission: Impossible" franchise.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

On the other, law enforcement can also request AI conversations, courts can subpoena AI chat logs and chatbots can provide inaccurate information while also flattering people, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

This is why the sight of empty seats in high school gymnasiums and muted cable coverage that tell a less flattering story cuts so deeply.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Hardly less flattering had been the attentions paid her by conspicuous individuals.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley


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