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Recent Examples of flatness
Parchman’s Unit 29 is a gray concrete building surrounded by a tall fence topped with razor wire that rests securely on miles of never-ending flatness and endless sky.
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Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
But for most Southern California renters, these stats show only minor rent swings last year — on par with relative flatness the year before and well below previous hikes of the pandemic era.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
In these regards—and in Self-Portrait’s play between black and white, form and void, flatness and dimensionality—the work anticipates the para-photographic experiments that would soon come to occupy the artist and to influence his output in every medium.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Starting at your roots can lead to product buildup, flatness, and uneven distribution.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
To view the flatness of the Earth from space.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Sakamoto created a maze-like space with an expressive flatness — made up of gentle ramps and bookshelves of various heights — that lends a sense of stability to the imposing contours of the factory.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Then a deep, unmistakable roar of a lion rolled across the flatness.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
But for most Southern California renters, these stats show only minor rent swings last year — on par with relative flatness the year before and well below previous hikes of the pandemic era.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
In these regards—and in Self-Portrait’s play between black and white, form and void, flatness and dimensionality—the work anticipates the para-photographic experiments that would soon come to occupy the artist and to influence his output in every medium.
—Ara H. Merjian, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Starting at your roots can lead to product buildup, flatness, and uneven distribution.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2025
To view the flatness of the Earth from space.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
Sakamoto created a maze-like space with an expressive flatness — made up of gentle ramps and bookshelves of various heights — that lends a sense of stability to the imposing contours of the factory.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Nov. 2025
Then a deep, unmistakable roar of a lion rolled across the flatness.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.
—Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatness
Noun
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The smart shopper will already note signs of staleness and mold in the old practice of a singer in stiff white tie and tails or gaudy gown, standing, arm propped on piano, of the second banana accompanist.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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Consider this a magical opportunity to escape the staleness of fall.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2025
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To avoid any dullness, a chunky belt is the ultimate solution to break up the fabric or pattern.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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And if your mature complexion has lost some of its luster, the radiance boost comes from a lineup of botanicals (saffron, manjishta, turmeric, licorice, and Indian barberry) that are traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine to help even tone, brighten dullness, and calm visible inflammation.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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So, after the sombrero drew hearty guffaws, my friend Jim busied himself finding monuments to chip-and-dip tastelessness.—
Lee Michael Katz,
USA Today,
20 Dec. 2025
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That tastelessness that was so easy to call American is now everybody’s.—
Francesco Pacifico,
The Dial,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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However, its effectiveness in thoroughly cleaning depends on the degree of dirtiness.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Dec. 2025
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This dirtiness is the crux of the matter for Sherman.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Flatness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatness. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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