flatten
Example Sentences
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Moderate relief is in sight this weekend, when forecasters predict the powerful high pressure system will start to flatten out, bringing a gradual dip in temperatures.
From Los Angeles Times
With longer-dated Treasury yields falling faster than their short-end peers, the curve is flattening.
It was about the size of a small fist: brawn, furry and oddly flattened, probably by an ice-fall.
From Literature
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The downtown flattened out to weedy lots strewn between plain brick and wooden clapboard buildings.
From Literature
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He is making calming gestures, calming like I am a wild animal and he is a trainer, hands flattening the air.
From Literature
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