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Definition of flip-flopsnext
plural of flip-flop

flip-flops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of flip-flop

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Recent Examples of flip-flops
Noun
Zendaya and Jennifer Lawrence are flipping the script on flip-flops. Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026 Pack it in your suitcase for your next vacation and style it with flip-flops and a beachy updo for dinner at your favorite restaurant after a long day in the sun. Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 May 2026 When the game ended, following Mosley’s postgame comments to the team, Suggs trudged in his flip-flops to the team’s therapy areas. Josh Robbins, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Try slide sandals or flip-flops. Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026 Floaty kaftans, swimsuits, and flip-flops are the island uniform. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 To complete the look, wear the cream and blue-striped pants with a colorful longline tank and some chunky Nike sneakers—or even a pair of flip-flops to combat the heat. Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026 Parks will be shaped like flip-flops and guitars, with a central activity hub including pools, a fitness center and concert space. Scott Lebar. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Pair it with wide-leg jeans and flats for the office, wear it with a skirt and flip-flops come summer—the styling opportunities are endless with this classic polo. Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flops
Noun
  • What followed was a series of appeals and reversals that kept Rose on (and off) death row for nearly 50 years.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Supreme Court upheld the reversals, and the three men later pleaded to voluntary manslaughter counts — resulting in them being paroled — under an agreement that required them to admit to being responsible for Tyree’s death in open court.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • If the club waffles on what should be a tap-in decision to replace Foote, that would be a bad process indicator at the outset of this crucial offseason.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • When the show first premiered, dressing as Eleven with a box of Eggo waffles under her arm was a top Halloween costume, and waffles have been featured in every season since.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Below the threshold, AI hedges your brand or ignores it.
    Jason BARNARD, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That’s 937 quarts…which equivocates to almost one ton per day.
    Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The question of who stands against this darkness — and who equivocates — will be determined by civilizational identity.
    Calev Myers, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Her daytime meals are pretty consistent and include yogurts, protein bars, protein shakes and protein pasta.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) shakes hands with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, May 6, 2026.
    May 6, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Altman is a booster for San Francisco, advising its mayor and expanding OpenAI’s offices here, while Musk shuns the city and now lives in Texas.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Mitski lies on the lawn looking at the girl leaving her, like the witch in Into the Woods when Rapunzel shuns her and then gets promptly trampled by a giant.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • My concerns were deepest around Narcizo, a brilliant drummer who, among other things, eschews the use of cymbals in fashioning a playing style that sounds like nobody else.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The flight path eschews Orion's entry into lunar orbit, but ensures the crew's safe return without the need for another substantial engine burn.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans plan to pass the new bill including the ballroom money on party-line votes in both houses of Congress using the reconciliation process that skirts the Senate filibuster.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
  • There’s one small car park at the far end of the beach, reached by a winding single-track road that skirts the water’s edge.
    Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Flip-flops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flops. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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