flipped

past tense of flip
1
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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2
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 His collar is flipped; his hair is styled into a mullet. Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Anuel, however, flipped the track on its head, rapping his own bars in their place. Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025 The fourth-down try was on Houston’s own 41-yard line, and Darnold flipped the field with a 19-yard pass to Smith-Njigba to get in the red zone. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025 Giudice’s mother famously flipped a table at a restaurant in season one of and was known for her outbursts. Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025 In September 2024, a bus carrying the Coritiba Crocodiles, a football team, flipped over, resulting in the deaths of three passengers. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 The 289-pounder may not have taken it to house, but that play could have flipped the momentum of the game. Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025 After losing nine straight to rival Utah from 2010-19, BYU has completely flipped the Holy War rivalry. Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 Chopped pecans are sprinkled over the top, creating that irresistible sticky topping once the buns are baked and flipped. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • More than 12,000 athletes skimmed the surface of the Charles River this weekend during the Head of the Charles Regatta, which marked 60 years with this year’s competition.
    Boston Herald staff, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • One of them skimmed past Joonas Korpisalo after deflecting off Tanner Jeannot.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Over the past nine months, the price has reversed and bounced from this level on multiple occasions.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • No question, a strong fiscal response was necessary — but, as many argued at the time, it should’ve been reversed in due course.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Before Drew could say anything, Mike thumbed his collar and wandered off, still gazing at the color wheel.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Venture capital has quietly inverted.
    Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this year, Hayley Williams inverted the entire format by releasing her solo album Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party as 17 separate singles.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Brice McCracken, special agent in charge with the National Center for Explosives Training and Research, said crews generated 290 leads, completed 277 investigation reports and scanned through 14,000 documents over the last 12 days.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And in this year’s Superman, the sidekick pup Krypto was a digital version of director James Gunn’s own dog, Ozu, scanned for the role.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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