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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Topline Attorney General Pam Bondi has become the chief lightning rod for those on the right angered by the Department of Justice’s lack of new information regarding disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein—a subject of extensive right-wing conspiracies—with some calling for her firing.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025 -
That comment angered many staffers, several said in interviews.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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Falling home prices are raising the risk of a deeper correction as the housing market cracks under high mortgage rates Jason Ma Newsletters New York’s tech elite are melting down over the election of Zohran Mamdani.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Continue reading … 'DEVASTATING LOSS' – Media melts down over Supreme Court decision on gender transition ban for kids.—
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FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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Last month, the company announced plans to drive vehicles manually in New York for testing, marking the first step toward potentially cracking the largest U.S. city.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
7 July 2025
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In the past four years, four Utes TEs (Cole Fotheringham, Thomas Yassmin, Dalton Kincaid, and now Lohner) have cracked pro rosters.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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For more than a minute, audio captures the sounds of a struggle: grunting, choking.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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As a result, millions more children and vulnerable people will be forced to choke on toxic fumes while manufacturing executives pour more money into dying steel plants.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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In his new editorial breaking down potential trade suitors for Watt, the Packers were firmly on the list.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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The Charlotte Observer is breaking down each position on the team’s 91-man depth chart ahead of training camp in 2025.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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The post comes just a couple of weeks after reports first surfaced that the singer and actor had broken up.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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That party was broken up by police earlier in the evening, but the group regathered.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
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As the telescope snaps its gigantic photographs, algorithms will first automatically correct for effects such as stray light from the sky and image-blurring atmospheric turbulence.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Micheal Ward and Luke Grimes step out for the L.A. premiere of A24's Eddington at DGA Theater Complex on June 26. Khloé Kardashian and Kim Kardashian pose as Kris Jenner (not pictured) snaps a photo of them on a taxi boat in Venice on June 26.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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That took on new relevance during the pandemic, which snarled global supply chains, contributing to shortages of products such as face masks and respirators in the US and elsewhere.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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All lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened hours after a fiery, fatal crash involving multiple vehicles snarled traffic in the mountains.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
3 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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