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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Even as prices have flattened out, fewer deals are getting done.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
But new data shows its growth appears to have flattened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 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
That frail-appearing girl has stood up under loads that would have flattened you and me out like gold leaf!”
From Carmen Ariza by Charles Francis Stocking
