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flatten

[flat-n] / ˈflæt n /


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Moderate relief is in sight this weekend, however, when forecasters predict the powerful high pressure system will start to flatten out, bringing a gradual drop in temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But that doesn’t necessarily flatten one more than the other.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

Dubois' representative Sam Jones predicted his fighter would "flatten" Ipswich's Wardley in quick time.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

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

I have to flatten myself to my locker to avoid being trampled.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman