flip-flopping

Definition of flip-floppingnext
present participle of flip-flop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flopping
Verb
  • Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Patricia Serio is waffling between Saint Xavier and Judson University to finish her degree.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This was after much pressing and equivocating, number one.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Police said Joshua Gonzalez surrendered Tuesday on a warrant charging him with evading arrest or detention in a motor vehicle.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • What Happens Next For now, Neukgu remains somewhere in the mountains near Daejeon, evading thermal drones and traps.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That hasn’t stopped them from taking two of three meetings with the Ducks in 2025-26, albeit with the first victory coming before Vancouver’s roster-shaking Quinn Hughes trade and the most recent confrontation being a 5-2 tilt in the Ducks’ favor on March 24.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Surveillance footage from inside the store showed tension between Dempsey and Thurston, which Dempsey attempted to defuse by shaking Thurston’s hand.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Airports typically store just a few days’ worth of jet fuel, and airlines largely stopped hedging and storing their own fuel in recent years.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, Delta appears to be hedging its bets.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Flip-flopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flopping. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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