flatten

Example Sentences

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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 the real solution is to flatten the org chart, cut some layers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 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

They were too happy, precariously so, and she wanted to guard that bond; she feared that marriage would flatten it to a prosaic partnership.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie