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verb

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Recent Examples of flip-flop
Verb
Trump himself has also flip-flopped on his attitude toward TikTok. Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025 The star finished the laidback look with gold pendant necklaces, rosy sunglasses, and a pair of flat black flip-flops. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2025 Classic belts, trendy flip-flops and colorful accessories brought the looks together. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025 But Gavin, why flip-flop and why impose Proposition 50’s cost of $280 million on Californians? John Moorlach, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flip-flop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flop
Noun
  • Krenwinkel’s challenge to that reversal was denied by the Los Angeles County Superior Court in January 2024, and the ruling was later affirmed on appeal.
    Stepheny Price , Melissa Chrise, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Among the most visible reversals are in trucking and auto regulation.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While Abigail Spanberger stood with her running mate Jay Jones and his murderous fantasies, and evaded every direct question including equivocating over men being in locker rooms with girls.
    Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Grijalva’s swearing-in has sparked a partisan furor on Capitol Hill, as Johnson equivocates on the timeline ahead and Democrats accuse him of delaying the ceremony for political reasons.
    Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, that was a good learning experience and a humbling experience of being on the outside and trying to weasel my way in.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
  • So if an extra (and questionable) ingredient weasels its way into the formula, and the supplement hits the market, there's not much the FDA can do besides send companies a warning letter to recall the supplement.
    Julia Forbes, Wired News, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The edit suite looks like a dorm room, full of fanboy figurines like a life-size Funko Pop of Stranger Things’ protagonist Eleven (played by Millie Bobby Brown) that guards the front door in her blonde wig, clutching her favorite snack, Eggo waffles.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sherrill’s sentiment isn’t that dissimilar from her previous statements, stating the New Jersey Democrat will leave the New York City mayoral race to New Yorkers, though her opponent has said she’s waffled on the issue.
    Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Michigan gas prices continue to yo-yo, falling more than a dime in the last week to a statewide average of $3.60 a gallon for regular unleaded, as motorists pay about $54 for a 15-gallon tank, as crude oil prices fall, according to AAA auto club.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
Verb
  • These treatments aim to create a renewable source of beta cells or to help maintain existing beta cells by shielding them from the immune system or enabling them to evade it.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • While stealth jets have various tricks to evade traditional radars with some success, the quantum radars might prove to be a game changer in the long run.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whether the Canes can get to 10-2 will likely depend on if Beck can shake off his four-interception nightmare.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The new coach shook hands, smiled for cell phone pictures and signed posters for wave after wave of kids.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Creature, who remains nameless throughout the novel, develops into a sensitive and inquisitive soul, yet one shunned by the world for his appearance.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Žbanić credited Ibrahimović with being her quiet support on all her films, who shunned the limelight, with the pair collaborating closely on every aspect of development and production.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025

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