FLATLINED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

flatlined

verb

past tense of flatline

as in died

to stop living the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over

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Recent Examples of flatlined In fact, from early 2022 to Q1 of 2024, Apple’s EPS flatlined, and so did its share price, leaving its P/E well below 30. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Enrollment is declining across the board in traditional public schools as the national birthrate continues to fall, charter school enrollment remains robust, private school voucher use increases and the number of immigrant students has flatlined. — Austin Horn july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Last year, the stock flatlined despite big data center order growth. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 July 2026 After the disappointment of Die, My Love, another star vehicle from an auteur director that flatlined at theaters, the distributor needs a win. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2026 For the past decade, the British economy has flatlined, while its population has become older, sicker, and no more productive. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 The organization's learning velocity has flatlined. — John Winsor, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 After a busy April that featured multiple severe weather outbreaks across the United States, tornado activity has flatlined this month. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 26 May 2026 But while exports are booming, wage growth in the two-track economy has flatlined. — Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026

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The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

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