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
Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Kris Holt Wondering what a strip on a flip-flop is?
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Even though voter preferences are flip-flopped, what tribal members identified as key issues were mostly the same: the cost of living and the economy, water rights and tribal sovereignty.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
The van design includes a dual-part tailgate with a fold-down section perfect for sliding out of bed and putting on one's shoes, whether those are sneakers for a morning trail run, flip-flops for a walk on the beach, or waterproof boots for a powdery tromp to the ski lodge.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Permanent daylight saving time has failed before The U.S. has had a flip-flopping relationship with seasonal time changes.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Kris Holt Wondering what a strip on a flip-flop is?
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Even though voter preferences are flip-flopped, what tribal members identified as key issues were mostly the same: the cost of living and the economy, water rights and tribal sovereignty.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
The van design includes a dual-part tailgate with a fold-down section perfect for sliding out of bed and putting on one's shoes, whether those are sneakers for a morning trail run, flip-flops for a walk on the beach, or waterproof boots for a powdery tromp to the ski lodge.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flop
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The policy is a reversal of the White House belief that using such missiles was an escalatory risk and underscores the importance of holding Kursk for both sides, which will be an important bargaining chip if and when negotiations commence.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Trump is now opposed to banning TikTok on national security grounds, a reversal from 2020.Joe Walsh, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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There was a lot of miscommunication and mistrust between critical players in the opposition and Maduro’s equivocating supporters.Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Vance attempted to equivocate the false claims from Trump in the wake of the election that led to the Jan. 6 Insurrection, with Democrats pointing to Russian disinformation campaigns that showed up on Facebook in the 2016 election.James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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Making small talk, waffling about nonessential details, and going over things that have already been covered are a few of the terrible uses of time spent having one-to-one or group calls.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Standard fast-food chains, some of which waffled on salad in previous decades, now regularly sell it: Wendy’s and Chick-fil-A’s offerings have even been praised for being quite tasty.Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024
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Fintechs should not be able to evade their responsibilities for protecting consumers (caveat emptor makes no sense in the social media era) but neither should one set of marketplace participants be made to bear full responsibility for frauds that are not their fault.David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors allege Combs tried to evade law enforcement monitoring by using several techniques, including three-way calling, to contact witnesses.Kara Scannell, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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When God appeared to Moses on the mountain to send him to powerful and evil Pharoah to set God’s people free, Moses shook with fear.Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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According to the yacht's captain, the suspicious boats followed the vessel's course for two hours, despite evasive maneuvers deployed to shake them off.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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In another, Jean is quietly, but forcefully shunned from worshiping in her church.Vogue, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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My mum grew up near here, but this part of Mombasa remains a mystery—to me, most tourists, and many residents—shunned in favor of the mainland's leafier Nyali neighborhood or the unending beaches of Bamburi further down the road.Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
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Kaul is widely viewed as being a potential Democratic contender in the 2026 governor’s race, although when asked about future election, Kaul hedged.Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details the company's risk management strategies, including the use of derivatives to hedge interest rate risk and the impact of recent economic conditions on its operations.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Flip-flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flop. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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