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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The group invited those angered by rollbacks on things such as voting rights, essential services and free speech to join them July 17, the fifth anniversary of Lewis’ death.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 July 2025 -
Bondi has become a target for Trump’s supporters angered by the DOJ’s decision not to release the files, with some calling for her ouster.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Or make your own DIY mixture by melting down one or two tablespoons of coconut oil, three drops of lavender oil, and one cup of water.—
Jenn Barthole,
Glamour,
28 May 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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If that foundation isn’t strong, the entire system starts to crack.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Tesla was the only Magnificent 7 tech giant to fail to crack the top 100, landing at No. 106 (up by 4).—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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The District Attorney’s Office also said that in the year before her death, Brendan Doyle choked his mother in order to force her to write him two checks totaling $1,000.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Trying to dislodge it, the rostrum punched through the gills, impaling the animal, dragging it down and slowly choking it to death.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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This isn't Blair's first brush with a club-fitting incident The Salt Lake City, Utah, native faced a similar situation in Canada two years ago when his driver broke down mid-round.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, our NASCAR experts, break down the stakes for the final round of the challenge, assess its relative success or failure and make predictions for that and the Brickyard 400.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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On a global scale, allies are breaking up and finding new replacements; our healthcare system has new rules, less funding for research and a new skepticism of scientific data; and in many leadership spaces, the importance of diversity is being questioned.—
Jo Ilfeld,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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In May 2025, fans speculated Furlan and Lee may have broken up after Falling in Reverse frontman Ronnie Radke claimed on Instagram and TikTok that Furlan was catfished by someone pretending to be him.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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After shopping, snap some pics of the charming Danish architecture and stop by Ostrichland USA to feed emus and ostrich on your way out of town.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
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Walk around the block in the colonial heartland of this affluent city-state and tourists are snapping away at famous 19th century hotel Raffles, while others make a beeline for the opulent Long Bar where the original Singapore Sling cocktail was concocted.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Earlier Thursday, the controversy over the Epstein files had snarled the House’s efforts to pass a bill that claws back $9.4 billion in federal spending, as Democrats used procedural moves to force votes on releasing the documents in tandem with the package.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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The early-morning crash snarled traffic on the bridge, which has two four-lane spans and connects Delaware and New Jersey.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
12 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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