flatness
Americannoun
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Its glacial flatness doesn’t lend itself to crusades, or to impressive scenes like a man on horseback silhouetted against the sunset.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Carefully is a generous term here—the process is more like arranging a raw chicken on a baking pan for maximum flatness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
To these students, who perceive A.I.’s banal flatness as a hallmark of good style, my new essays are not acceptable.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2026
Dr Sharma, from Wolverhampton, added that a home dominated by grey or neutral tones could result in "feelings of emotional flatness".
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2025
European-style roads, constructed with horses and cars in mind, view flatness as a virtue; to go up a steep hill, they use switchbacks to make the route as horizontal as possible.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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