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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • He is charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle — a third-degree felony — along with multiple traffic offenses.
    Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Arnel Belizaire, a member of Haiti's parliament, was arrested on charges including financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security after evading national police for two months, authorities said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Working with 1 cutlet at a time, dredge in flour mixture, shaking off excess, then dip in egg, letting excess drip back into bowl.
    Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Doncic yelled at the crowd and ran down court shaking his head.
    Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gates didn't spend the last 20 years hedging his tech exposure with another growth stock.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The findings quantify a global shift — emphasized most recently by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to China this week and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s last month — in which Beijing is courting Washington’s traditional partners, nations now hedging between the superpowers.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Flip-flopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flopping. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.

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