flatten out
Example Sentences
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BOISE, Idaho—Each afternoon at around 4:30, the earth here shakes from a series of controlled explosions, as engineers blast through basalt bedrock to flatten out the ground underneath a gigantic new semiconductor factory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
But their stocks are starting to flatten out or fall, a sign investors have begun to look elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
A Lord's pitch which had proved tricky for batters in the first two days - especially in the face of some truly top-class bowling - began to flatten out.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2025
Forgiveness is a final stumbling block for both women, whose independent streaks flatten out a desire for community when they need it most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
It took some strength at first to get the huge ball to flatten out, but then it was just a matter of rolling it over and over until it was flat enough.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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