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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
In 2023, liberals flipped the majority to 4-3 for the first time in 15 years.
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Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
When the officers flipped on their emergency lights, Nipp began to flee, beginning a police chase on State Highway 76.
—Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 Apr. 2026
The Magic flipped the script, though.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026
No postseason switch will be flipped if the team’s collective battery is teetering on empty.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
Of the three modern designs — innerspring, memory foam and hybrid — only one can be flipped.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
At that, Contreras flipped his elbow guard and forearm guard about 40 feet toward the Red Sox dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
But instead of a fifth strikeout and a chance for the Red Sox to walk it off or at least force extra innings, the Padres outfielder flipped the script.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That flipped in 2024 and 2025, when winters were drier than average.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
When the officers flipped on their emergency lights, Nipp began to flee, beginning a police chase on State Highway 76.
—Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 7 Apr. 2026
The Magic flipped the script, though.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026
No postseason switch will be flipped if the team’s collective battery is teetering on empty.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
Of the three modern designs — innerspring, memory foam and hybrid — only one can be flipped.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
At that, Contreras flipped his elbow guard and forearm guard about 40 feet toward the Red Sox dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
But instead of a fifth strikeout and a chance for the Red Sox to walk it off or at least force extra innings, the Padres outfielder flipped the script.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
That flipped in 2024 and 2025, when winters were drier than average.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
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This spectacular view of the yellow full moon was captured by Kirill Kudryavstev from the city of Frankfurt, Germany, as a Boeing 777 commercial jet skimmed across the bottom of the lunar disk, leaving atmospheric distortion in its wake.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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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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Off an Avs’ chance, the Blues reversed the ice in a 3-on-2 rush that led to a tic-tac-toe pass and Thomas’ second goal of the night.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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In March, 2026, the agency reversed course again, reviving the program and reopening applications.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 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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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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The helicopter broke a water line for the building’s sprinkler system, then came to a stop inverted inside the building.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 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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The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 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
Cite this Entry
“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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