flipped

verb

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 Prosecutors say De La Rosa hacked at their passengers with the machete, igniting the panic that flipped the boat. — Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026 Filip Forsberg scored again in the second when Hoglander flipped the puck to him from the boards for an awkward shot that surprised Anton Forsberg. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Democrats so far have flipped seven Senate seats held by Republicans going into the election. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026 Advertisement Democrat Joe Cunningham previously flipped the seat in 2018, then lost to Republican Nancy Mace in 2020. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 10 Nov. 2026 The Democratic Party flipped more than 40 seats in the House of Representatives and now control at least 253 seats. — Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 In her remarks, Wintour made the evening’s only direct reference to the midterms, reminiscing about attending a fundraising event for James Talarico, who successfully flipped Texas in the race for the Senate last night, alongside Burch. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026 Seats flipped in the House The flips included a 52nd District race that was decided by 47 votes in 2024. — CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026 In the race for Governor, Democrats flipped five previously Republican states, including Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada. — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
  1. skimmed
  2. reversed
  3. thumbed
  4. inverted
  5. scanned
Verb
  • For those who live in a city within Adams County or believe the card was skimmed in that city, please contact that jurisdiction.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Over the Fourth of July weekend, a series of storms skimmed the south of the city, pummeling Coney Island and the Rockaways with sand and sending beach umbrellas spinning like tops.
    — Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of skimmed
Verb
  • What’s more, national elections aren’t necessarily tidy, leaving anchors to explain that whichever party has the lead in early tabulations may find its position reversed later in the evening.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The March high came in at $53, the May high at $52 and the September high at $52, and each one reversed.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of reversed
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  • Super agent Scott Boras spoke about the potential for a lockout and thumbed his nose at the owners who want to limit how much teams can spend on talent.
    — Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Following the vote, Speaker Mike Johnson celebrated its passage and thumbed his nose at those who questioned or openly doubted its prospects.
    — John Parkinson, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of thumbed
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  • But with Ameen on violin, this dynamic is inverted, and the intermingling of their strings on the recording provides a unique tonal color.
    — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The exterior colorway has been inverted for the Anima’s interior.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of inverted
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  • Instead of sorting products by category, items are placed in any open, available space, then scanned and stored in a computer system.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Only one, when scanned by the animal control officers, had a microchip.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of scanned

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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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