as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs
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Recent Examples of flip-flop
Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 2025
The only noise is the sound of our sneakers (keep in mind you can be fined for wearing flip-flops or other unfit shoes).
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
Kendall Jenner may be able to afford $890 flip-flops, but most of us are not so fortunate.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 June 2025
Trump has flip-flopped on that position and now calls for it to be eliminated altogether.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
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Noun
Bopping around in shoes with little if any arch support (like flats or flip-flops) can worsen plantar fasciitis by asking that band of tissue to work overtime, Dr. DeLott says.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 June 2025
The only noise is the sound of our sneakers (keep in mind you can be fined for wearing flip-flops or other unfit shoes).
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
Kendall Jenner may be able to afford $890 flip-flops, but most of us are not so fortunate.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 June 2025
Trump has flip-flopped on that position and now calls for it to be eliminated altogether.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flop
Noun
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The policy represents a reversal for Fannie and Freddie, the two entities under government conservatorship that guarantee more than half of America’s mortgages.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 June 2025
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Trump and his party have made the rollback of LGBTQ rights a nationwide priority, and more encroachments—perhaps even the reversal of Obergefell—appear to be on conservatives’ radar.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Verb
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But plans were never set in stone, and Irvine equivocated as to where in the city the cemetery should go.—
Jonathan Horwitz,
Oc Register,
28 May 2025
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The policy initiatives that emerge, unsurprisingly, have an air of indecision and equivocating.—
Milan Vaishnav,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Nov. 2019
Verb
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One of Wishman’s most Sapphic films is this gritty black-and-white sexploitation shocker about assassins who weasel their way into an apartment shared by two lesbians in order to kill a foreign dignitary.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Both members of the majority strength alliance were successful this episode: Kyle Fraser won a chicken and waffles reward and Joe Hunter won the coveted immunity necklace for the second time in a row.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The policy sparked mass confusion among U.S. trading partners and adversaries and destabilized global markets as the administration waffled between implementing tariffs, rolling them back, introducing exemptions for some industries and later removing them.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Cochran drove in a manner that indicated to Taylor that the sheriff was trying to evade him, Welch said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
28 June 2025
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Last year, the Russians began including decoy drones with their Shahed drones to increase the likelihood of evading Ukrainian defenses.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Verb
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The tragedy shook the small Ohio town — and stunned viewers who remembered the Stockdale family's 2008 appearance on ABC's Wife Swap.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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And beside them, Milford, Weymouth and St. John’s of Shrewsbury also shook off their sub-20 seeding to advance at least once in an all-time showing of parity.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Gen Zers and millennials have started to shun dating apps across the board.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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The White House has shunned any suggestion Trump has lost faith in any member of his national security team — remarks that come amid reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has also not played a key role in mapping out a response.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
21 June 2025
Verb
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Just as central banks are hedging their dollar exposure with gold and foreign assets, individuals and households may want to do the same.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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In other words, what may have begun as hedging rapidly turned into solid conviction that the stock had room to fall, and fall hard.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
6 June 2025
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“Flip-flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flop. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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