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as in melted down
to yield to mental or emotional stress
a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own
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as in had a fit
to become very angry
when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped (out)
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The former Exide Technologies plant in Vernon melted down pallets of lead-acid car batteries in blast furnaces for nearly a century, blanketing up to 10,000 nearby properties with toxic dust, according to state officials.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026 -
Experts feared it would be melted down for its gold.—
Ryan Brennan
April 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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As far back as 2019, regulars warned about cracked concrete and damaged retaining walls and gates that could help the dam manage flooding, records show.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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If any of the items are rusted, cracked, or worn out, now is a good time to replace them.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Israel launched an aerial barrage against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains snarled.—
Susannah George,
Washington Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Seoul — South Korea’s president has angered the Israeli government by sharing video on social media from 2024 that shows Israeli soldiers pushing a body off a building in the occupied West Bank.—
Gawon Bae,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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The mayor's threat to raise property taxes unless Albany agrees to tax the rich angered City Council Speaker Julie Menin.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Oil prices are likely to remain well above their levels prior to the Iran war, the consequences of which have choked global supply for the foreseeable future.—
Mike Sheen,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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The woman, Lonna Drewes, said at a news conference yesterday that Swalwell drugged, raped and choked her in in a California hotel room.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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Quigley snapped a long string of zeroes on the scoreboard, slicing a two-out, walk-off single to right field to score Abby Zawadzki from second base for the North Stars (8-0, 2-0).—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Several power poles in the area were snapped at their bases.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2026
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He got separated, then un-separated, then his wife gave birth during a car crash, then his wife blew up.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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Nine Vicious blew up for a reason.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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As Soler began walking toward the mound, López held up his hands as the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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As Soler began walking toward the mound, López held up his hands and the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Flipped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped%20%28out%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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