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as in skimmed
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use
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as in reversed
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
flip the coin over
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Recent Examples of flipped
At the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, her pixie cut entered bob territory, long and flipped with bangs to match.
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Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Even stranger, the negative space between the stars had flipped to positive, forming a soft, almost palpable blackness that embraced the stars and reached all the way to Earth, enveloping it and me in the same intergalactic blanket.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The agency said the jet flipped upside down and caught on fire.
—Alex Nitzberg , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
At the shop, Devil flipped through a thick binder of research and personal documents, including photos of objects her mother had bought over the years.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Matheson flipped a pass just off the ice that eluded Jonathan Aspirot’s reach and landed on the stick of Caufield, whose quick snap shot beat Jeremy Swayman high to the glove side.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Customers browsed through shelves and flipped pages.
—Zara Amaechi, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Use a trash can filled with straw and flipped over to cover the plant overnight, says LeCompte.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
In her own home state of California, 10 counties that voted for the Democratic ticket in 2020 flipped to vote for the Republican ticket in 2024.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Even stranger, the negative space between the stars had flipped to positive, forming a soft, almost palpable blackness that embraced the stars and reached all the way to Earth, enveloping it and me in the same intergalactic blanket.
—Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
The agency said the jet flipped upside down and caught on fire.
—Alex Nitzberg , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
At the shop, Devil flipped through a thick binder of research and personal documents, including photos of objects her mother had bought over the years.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Matheson flipped a pass just off the ice that eluded Jonathan Aspirot’s reach and landed on the stick of Caufield, whose quick snap shot beat Jeremy Swayman high to the glove side.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Customers browsed through shelves and flipped pages.
—Zara Amaechi, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
Use a trash can filled with straw and flipped over to cover the plant overnight, says LeCompte.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
In her own home state of California, 10 counties that voted for the Democratic ticket in 2020 flipped to vote for the Republican ticket in 2024.
—Jenny Goldsberry, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
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You will be met at the jetty in the shadow of the splendid ruin of Castle Tioram and skimmed across to Eilean Shona by boat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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The simple and elegant dress was made to have a fluid silhouette that skimmed her body rather than tightly gripping it, letting the neckline do most of the talking.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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The city reversed course and put the matter out to bid but ultimately rejected a proposal by Nikki Beach after saying its representatives missed a deadline to submit documents.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Save Victoria Park retains hope that the decision can be reversed, saying that applications for the park’s permanent legal protection are still being evaluated.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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Back during the height of covid, the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery thumbed its nose at social-distancing recommendations and crammed upwards of a thousand people into its beer garden for its annual Mecktoberfest.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Dec. 2025
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Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
20 Dec. 2025
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For bras, ensure the cups have been readjusted to their appropriate shape and aren’t accidentally inverted before laying them out to dry.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.—
Garance Burke,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 2021, with funding from the National Film Preservation Foundation, one of those 16mm prints was scanned at 4k and reprinted onto 35mm, helping to secure the film’s survival and legacy.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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