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as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman
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Recent Examples of flip
Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Customers would flip through the yearbooks, and reunions would bring people back together.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
The Beauty actor celebrated his new title, which took him 15 years to earn, and taught host Jimmy Fallon how to properly flip someone over using only his legs on Monday’s episode.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
The Texans gathered themselves after an iffy start and took a 7-6 lead when Stroud finished off a 16-play, 92-yard drive by flipping a pass to Kirk for a 4-yard touchdown.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Three of her key supporters had flipped their votes to Worrell, per City Hall sources.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Customers would flip through the yearbooks, and reunions would bring people back together.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
The Beauty actor celebrated his new title, which took him 15 years to earn, and taught host Jimmy Fallon how to properly flip someone over using only his legs on Monday’s episode.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Jan. 2026
The Texans gathered themselves after an iffy start and took a 7-6 lead when Stroud finished off a 16-play, 92-yard drive by flipping a pass to Kirk for a 4-yard touchdown.
—Will Graves, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
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Another reminder to update passwords, skim a privacy policy and move on.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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When the sun is just skimming across the horizon and ducking behind other peaks, all the heat that the sun baked into the snow and rocks during the day evaporates—fast.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
Verb
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By owning the payment rails, Papaya could reverse-engineer payroll around certainty by designing systems backward from the pay date.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Good briefly reversed then drove forward, beginning to turn right.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Matching lounge sets meet all the criteria of a great one-and-done airport outfit — they’re made from soft material, don’t require outfit planning, and actually look cute.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Each heart has a little black outline of a heart inside of it, creating cute sketched vibes.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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He was criticized for seemingly thumbing his nose at the NFL’s Rooney Rule and only interviewing four candidates before selecting Vrabel.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Back during the height of covid, the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery thumbed its nose at social-distancing recommendations and crammed upwards of a thousand people into its beer garden for its annual Mecktoberfest.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Color-wise, no two Cotopaxi Allpas are alike.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Listen to wise advice and inner intuition.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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What can residents do to help leaf, trash collectors?—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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On properties where no house was left, roses sprang to life and trees that had been charred started leafing again.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Think pét-nat’s playful fizz, fancy kombucha in a wine bottle, zero-proof sparklers, including Elton John’s new bubbly.—
Lanee Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Bags This playful, socially minded brand from Spain was created four years ago by Paloma Hernández Tamame, and creates colorful, customizable handbags with decor using children’s construction blocks.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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