flatten

Example Sentences

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Long-end Treasury yields declined more than short-end yields, causing the curve to flatten.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

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

“We’re just seeing this trend flatten out,” Berner said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

He rode up into the pass and the country began to flatten out, to go down toward Cashtown.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara