Thesaurus results for FLIP-FLOPPING

flip-flopping

verb

present participle of flip-flop

as in waffling

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The tournament’s special status — its unwillingness to place any person above the sport — is part of why Williams wanted to play singles, not just doubles with her sister Venus, after waffling on the decision.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.

— Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of waffling

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In June, police in nearby Greenwood Village arrested a 15-year-old for evading police, and his bike was impounded.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Lyons remained a free man after these revelations, though he was charged with evading police, and later with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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White slammed Garry for shaking hands and embracing Makhachev before the final round.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Yohanna Embu, a resident of Sikka, a regency in East Nusa Tenggara, said a number of buildings were damaged by the strong shaking and panicked people ran to higher ground.

— Yacob Herin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are hedging their bets on victories in red states – Iowa, North Carolina, Texas, Ohio and yes, Alaska – to help flip the upper chamber and hand back control to the party.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
That hasn’t fully panned out, and now the company is hedging its bets with an underdog strategy focused on releasing more lightweight models with fewer guardrails.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of hedging

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