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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
Okorie flipped his commitment from Harvard to join Stanford for his freshman year in the 2025 season, becoming an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, the All-ACC first team and the ACC All-Rookie team.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Then there's Ed Hale, owner of the Baltimore Blast soccer team and retired banking executive, who flipped his party from Democrat to Republican for this race.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Once price finally broke through it, that old resistance flipped into a reliable support floor, which is exactly where the stock found its footing and initiated the current bounce.
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Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The county government sold the place for $76,008 at a public auction − before the buyer flipped it for $195,000.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Otherwise they can be flipped at the deadline to continue the accumulation of draft picks and prospects.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
A little more than half a billion shares were distributed to institutional and retail investors at a price of $135, with the stock opening at $150 as some holders immediately flipped shares for a profit.
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Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
In the fifth inning, Spence allowed two consecutive singles as Washington flipped over the lineup card.
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Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Both can also be flipped into tablet mode thanks to the Surface Pro's 2-in-1 design.
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Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
Dejanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
Then there's Ed Hale, owner of the Baltimore Blast soccer team and retired banking executive, who flipped his party from Democrat to Republican for this race.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
Once price finally broke through it, that old resistance flipped into a reliable support floor, which is exactly where the stock found its footing and initiated the current bounce.
—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
The county government sold the place for $76,008 at a public auction − before the buyer flipped it for $195,000.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Otherwise they can be flipped at the deadline to continue the accumulation of draft picks and prospects.
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Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
A little more than half a billion shares were distributed to institutional and retail investors at a price of $135, with the stock opening at $150 as some holders immediately flipped shares for a profit.
—
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
In the fifth inning, Spence allowed two consecutive singles as Washington flipped over the lineup card.
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Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Both can also be flipped into tablet mode thanks to the Surface Pro's 2-in-1 design.
—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
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Messi then pushed it up and launched an unstoppable left-footed arcing shot that skimmed the gloves of Algeria goalkeeper Luca (son of Zinedine) Zidane and into the top right corner.
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Rendered in a soft buttercream hue, the dress featured a high neckline and an elegant swing silhouette that skimmed the body rather than hugging it.
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Multiple officers injured The driver allegedly reversed the vehicle into an unmarked police car and multiple members of the NYPD, then put the car into drive and drove forward, striking a sergeant, who was thrown to the ground.
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But a federal appeals court reversed that decision, ruling the Voting Rights Act can only be enforced by the federal government and not through lawsuits brought by individual voters or groups.
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Even games with anti-cheat that thumbed their nose at Linux and the Steam Deck are now supporting Windows on Arm, too.
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McCain first thumbed the pages en route to the Tarkanian Classic, a notable high school tournament in Las Vegas.
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Pink started things literally inverted, with one of her famous aerial tricks to begin her opening number.
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That equation has been inverted.
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The new San Diego street circuit at Naval Base Coronado, laser-scanned for the main iRacing sim, is widely expected to carry over to the console game.
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Georgia's current voting machines print a paper ballot containing both a human-readable summary of a voter's selections and a QR code that is ultimately scanned and counted by election equipment.
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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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