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as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman
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Recent Examples of flip
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
After initially committing to UCF in 2023, Edwards flipped his commitment to Pittsburgh, signing with the Panthers as part of their 2024 recruiting class.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Relatively quickly, the concern has flipped to the health of those two starters while the reserve corners have played well.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Flexport is flipping the Convoy platform to truckload freight marketplace operator DAT Freight & Analytics nearly two years after acquiring the freight-matching service.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
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Verb
With the calendar officially flipped to August, the Miami Herald is counting down 30 of the most important players on the Hurricanes’ roster, one per day leading up to the season opener, to provide a closer look at the team heading into coach Mario Cristobal’s fourth season.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
After initially committing to UCF in 2023, Edwards flipped his commitment to Pittsburgh, signing with the Panthers as part of their 2024 recruiting class.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Relatively quickly, the concern has flipped to the health of those two starters while the reserve corners have played well.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Flexport is flipping the Convoy platform to truckload freight marketplace operator DAT Freight & Analytics nearly two years after acquiring the freight-matching service.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
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While Francis used to skim the newspapers, Leo is the first pope to wear an Apple watch and write his own emails.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
3 Aug. 2025
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To do so, Preller has demonstrated a willingness to skim the cream from his farm system.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Trump had previously reversed an effort to afford legal protection to agricultural workers.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Aug. 2025
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The replay official reversed the call, though, to an incomplete pass and Green Bay escaped.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The trailers for the episode dropped not only the announcement of Swift's latest album, but also a cute moment between the celeb couple.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
12 Aug. 2025
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The brand also offers the pillow in a smaller base model and several cute kids’ pillows that double as plushies.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Audience members are stunned—none more so than those watching at home on YouTube, who swiftly thumb in their words of reassurance.—
Laura Holliday,
Wired News,
15 Aug. 2025
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With the sixth round of negotiations just two days away, however, Israel thumbed its nose at the United States and launched an attack on Iran anyway.—
Ron Paul,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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That caution proved wise, as the photos of young Mohammad turned out to be highly misleading.—
Seth Mandel,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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But for VCs like me, the wisest choice right now is to back the startups making healthcare systems more proactive, preventative, and fair – for everyone.—
Check Warner MBE,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trees are leafing, birds are chirping and the mere thought of sending a Microsoft Teams or Slack message feels like an affront to Mother Nature; spring has finally sprung in Indianapolis.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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For a playful yet sweet date night scent, Ledda’s 16 Scenic Rose is a lovely choice.—
Sarah Boyd,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other social media users also joined the conversation, adding playful comments to the thread started by the original person who uploaded the photos.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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