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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
Things flipped in the second period, with Anaheim outshooting Vegas 17-6, but Hart answered the bell.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Video taken by witnesses at the scene at 87th and South State Street, right off the Dan Ryan Expressway, shows a police squad car with major front-end damage and a black car that is flipped over onto its roof.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The calendar only recently flipped from April to May, however fast food and coffee chains, including Starbucks, are already looking ahead to summer.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The intermediate-term trend has flipped positive since support was discovered near previous lows.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The justices are appointed by the legislature, which has flipped between the two parties in recent decades, and the body is generally not seen as having a clear ideological bent.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Wright flipped his pledge from Georgia to Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Rather than expecting sports fans to gravitate toward traditional gallery programming, the Nelson-Atkins flipped the approach.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
At a home near Nager’s, a RV was flipped on its side and still sitting in the same position two days later.
—Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Eric Stephens, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Video taken by witnesses at the scene at 87th and South State Street, right off the Dan Ryan Expressway, shows a police squad car with major front-end damage and a black car that is flipped over onto its roof.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 May 2026
The calendar only recently flipped from April to May, however fast food and coffee chains, including Starbucks, are already looking ahead to summer.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 11 May 2026
The intermediate-term trend has flipped positive since support was discovered near previous lows.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The justices are appointed by the legislature, which has flipped between the two parties in recent decades, and the body is generally not seen as having a clear ideological bent.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Wright flipped his pledge from Georgia to Miami.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
Rather than expecting sports fans to gravitate toward traditional gallery programming, the Nelson-Atkins flipped the approach.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
At a home near Nager’s, a RV was flipped on its side and still sitting in the same position two days later.
—Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
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Her arms skimmed the periphery of her torso, as if protecting her chest, and her legs in the grand battements lacked conviction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Nicole Kidman Co-chair and Chanel ambassador Nicole Kidman wore a long-sleeve red paillette gown with a close fit through the torso and a straight skirt that skimmed the floor before pooling into a small train in the back.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Some of the cancellations have been reversed by the courts.—
Felicia Mello,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Described as a surprising and rare find, the scabbard reversed a phrase commonly used in archaeology.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Emin’s masterpiece thumbed its nose at a tradition of recumbent feminine flesh on tousled white sheets (think Titian’s Venus of Urbino, Manet’s Olympia, or any number of bosomy Lucian Freud nudes).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Caleb Foster thumbed over his shoulder to move Cam Boozer.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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That is inverted for the Lakers, with a lower overall age, but is higher in age per minutes.—
David Troy,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Within the zār belief, those same histories are inverted.—
Adam Pourahmadi,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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The agency scanned an area, including three glaciers that form the main front ends of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) from January to March, and analyzed the changes that occurred over that period.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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