flatten
verb (used with object)
to make flat.
have flattened
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present perfectof flatten.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“In addition to the decline in net supply, expectations for rate hikes have flattened the curve,” the rates strategist says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Where other shows would have flattened the tension between the men into a simplistic equation of a suitor terrified of his girlfriend’s father, the writers developed a different relationship for Reiner and Johnson.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
They may have flattened out recently, but that does not guarantee a sustained drop.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
“The important part is that we have flattened the discretion. Agencies have to get through this process.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
"It must have flattened itself against the boar," said the duke.
From Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas père
