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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
As a result, the 76ers flipped the game to enter halftime with a 61-58 lead.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
That flipped in 2024 and 2025, when winters were drier than average.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Since the start of the Iran war financial markets have flipped from betting on a couple of interest-rate cuts this year to now pricing in a one-in-three or so chance of a Fed rate hike by year end.
—Dan Burns, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The forward curve, once comfortably in contango, has flipped into backwardation, signaling acute near-term scarcity.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Demary scooped up the ball and flipped it to Mullins, who tossed it to Karaban.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
In December, Democrat Eileen Higgins flipped the Miami mayoral election.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Challenged right away, Rice charged a chopper between him and Will Warren, flipped to the pitcher and recorded an out in the opening inning.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
And just like that, the narrative flipped.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
That flipped in 2024 and 2025, when winters were drier than average.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Since the start of the Iran war financial markets have flipped from betting on a couple of interest-rate cuts this year to now pricing in a one-in-three or so chance of a Fed rate hike by year end.
—Dan Burns, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
The forward curve, once comfortably in contango, has flipped into backwardation, signaling acute near-term scarcity.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Demary scooped up the ball and flipped it to Mullins, who tossed it to Karaban.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
In December, Democrat Eileen Higgins flipped the Miami mayoral election.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Challenged right away, Rice charged a chopper between him and Will Warren, flipped to the pitcher and recorded an out in the opening inning.
—Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
And just like that, the narrative flipped.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
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Lui Sarinan, 17, skimmed the job description taped to the plastic folding table.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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My mind drifted to the World Rally Championship as the Duster skimmed across the surface with unexpected pace and stability.—
Fergus Scholes,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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When shown the same letters a month later, some managers completely reversed their initial judgment.—
Stephen Mihm,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Iran hasn’t yet publicly reversed its doctrine.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 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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Since the late 1970s, victories at the bargaining table have been less frequent, and UFW leaders admit ranchers thumbed their noses during contract negotiations, daring them to strike.—
Marcos Breton,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Lastly, the bank still sees positive breadth at 7%, which during other market bottoms has been severely inverted.—
Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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Weaver and his collaborators shot scenes upside down, re-inverted them through glass, and paired the visuals with live guitar and narration.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2026
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Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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In August last year, McGrath scanned Ralph's brain using an MRI machine.—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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