flatten
Example Sentences
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Council workers then flatten the huge mounds of sand to create an inland beach, ready for the first games on Friday.
From BBC
Way-marked pistes are generally protected by pre-emptive avalanche blasting, and their snow is flattened and compacted to further reduce the risk.
From BBC
He flattened the paper against the floor, so he could see every word all at once.
From Literature
Although geopolitical tensions have pushed oil prices to around $62 a barrel, U.S. crude output is expected to flatten this year as producers preserve dwindling sweet spots for better days, before declining in 2027.
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
