1
as in to lose it
to yield to mental or emotional stress
a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own
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2
as in to anger
to become very angry
when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip (out)
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In light of Collins recently being hospitalized for knee surgery, his fans were actually jarred and angered by an AI image of McCartney supposedly visiting him under far more dire circumstances.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
11 Aug. 2025 -
Meanwhile, Russia stood back when Azerbaijan reclaimed control of Karabakh in the September 2023 offensive, angering Armenia, which has moved to shed Russian influence and turn westward.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Guard in 1992 arrived in a city that had melted down: More than 60 people died, 1,000 buildings burned and unrest stretched from City Hall to Hollywood, with whole swaths of South Los Angeles torn to shreds.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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But the freedom only goes so far — the robot must hide its true nature, lest it get melted down like so much scrap metal.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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When the car is parked, leaving the windows cracked can let some air in help beat the heat.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Some highlights: Security researchers figured out how to crack eight brands of electronic safes using two different techniques, both exposing significant vulnerabilities, Wired reports.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Montgomery County Jail records showed that the athlete was arrested following an incident at his home that same morning and is accused of assaulting and choking or suffocating an individual.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Quiet whimpers, choked gasps and occasional prayers.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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To create a smoother, creamier product, many commercial oat milk products are made with amylase enzymes, which break down the starch in oats into simpler sugars, like maltose.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
19 Aug. 2025
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Experts are generally optimistic about these findings, but point out that the survey does not break down the results into specific demographics—which is an important distinction.—
De Elizabeth,
Parents,
19 Aug. 2025
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The rapper attempted suicide as a teen, after his first love coldly broke up with him.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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On the other field, Minkah Fitzpatrick broke up a Goff pass.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The first-team offense ran one gasser — one sprint — after a mistake early on in practice to try to snap themselves out of their daze.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Aug. 2025
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The two were initially allies before a miscommunication in a 2016 tag team match led to Natalya snapping and turning heel on Lynch.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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These frontiers are often subject to aggressive regulatory review and permitting regimes that can snarl progress on the path to deployment at scale.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Byrne camps up the vocals, hooting, hollering, snarling, yelping and whooping; Harrison thickens the guitar mix; Tina and Chris drive the rhythm; and songs tumble one into the next like a great, sweaty-ass DJ set.—
Will Hermes,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025
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“Flip (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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