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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
Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Perhaps because the Pacers don’t want to be Cinderella, the Disney princess who needed magic to flip her fortunes.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Abrams dove to his right on an infield single from Andy Pages, stabbed the ball and used his glove to flip to Amed Rosario at second base.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
In fact, Bivens flipped for the FBI as a cooperating witness a few days before Pino killed himself, playing a critical role in solidifying the feds’ case.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Verb
On the first pitch – a 94 MPH fastball – Devers grounded, ironically, to first base, where Abraham Toro flipped to Dobbins covering to record the out.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Perhaps because the Pacers don’t want to be Cinderella, the Disney princess who needed magic to flip her fortunes.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 21 June 2025
Abrams dove to his right on an infield single from Andy Pages, stabbed the ball and used his glove to flip to Amed Rosario at second base.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
In fact, Bivens flipped for the FBI as a cooperating witness a few days before Pino killed himself, playing a critical role in solidifying the feds’ case.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
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For most locations, the upper limb of the moon will skim to within about 20 arc minutes (one-third of a degree) of Mars.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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That bill, House Bill 436, gives a pathway for emergency services to withdraw from urban renewal agencies, which skim new revenue from rising property values and new development and uses that money to help fund more projects.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
13 June 2025
Verb
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His leadership on this issue can transform hospital billing in a more transparent and pro-consumer direction, reversing runaway health care costs through choice and competition.—
Cynthia A Fisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Taking Nezuko along with him, Tanjiro trains in the art of demon slaying in order to find a way to reverse his sister’s curse and ultimately find vengeance.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Amazon is stocked with tons of cute coin purses that capture the kawaii aesthetic of Japanese street style.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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Sourced from our favorite spots like J.Crew, Gap, Nordstrom Rack, and Amazon, these linen pieces are high quality and cute.—
Jeaneen Russell,
People.com,
24 June 2025
Verb
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More than 1,600 reviewers give this cheesy pasta two thumbs up – or five stars.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 June 2025
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By continuing to insist that the United States does not need Canada – or any other country – Trump is thumbing his nose at our biggest trade partners and allies.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Those who are successful in the job market learn how to embrace tradeoffs to make wise choices.—
Michael B. Horn,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Washington eventually adopted more sensible approaches that mobilized the resources of key allies, developed a wiser balance between conventional and nuclear tools, and assumed a less confrontational attitude toward Moscow.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Verb
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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But playful, electronic reimaginings of Grandma’s feel-good tunes and funny pop culture sound bites weren’t getting us anywhere past Havre de Grace.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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Rowan is a funny, playful, and high-spirited young boy who keeps everyone around him smiling.—
MARE Staff,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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