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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
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2025
Judge joined this exclusive club when the calendar flipped on Thursday.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Its innovative dial was made to flip over so the metal back case would face the sun while on the wrist during a match, so the dial wouldn’t get damaged.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
Instead of letting the ends hang straight or flipping them out, Marino turned them under, creating a sculptural silhouette with just a hint of swishy movement.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 May 2025
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Verb
The intimacy coordinator would come over with an iPad and flip through new positions.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 May 2025
Judge joined this exclusive club when the calendar flipped on Thursday.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Its innovative dial was made to flip over so the metal back case would face the sun while on the wrist during a match, so the dial wouldn’t get damaged.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
Instead of letting the ends hang straight or flipping them out, Marino turned them under, creating a sculptural silhouette with just a hint of swishy movement.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
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Marketplace websites that act as middlemen for private sales offer some protection for buyers but also skim a fee from each sale, which can inflate prices slightly.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Just sandpipers skimming the surf, green sea turtles digging moonlit nests — and, every so often, Richard Gere strolling on the beach.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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World & Nation Appeals court reverses Trump firings of 2 board members in cases likely headed for Supreme Court April 7, 2025 Shortly after taking office, Trump fired Wilcox and Harris even though their terms had not expired.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Soon after that report, OpenAI reversed its policies toward secondary share sales, allowing current and former employees to sell in the tender offers.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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She has been married twice, marrying director Chris Calkins in 2009. 08 of 09 Woody Harrelson as Woody Boyd Woody Harrelson's Woody Boyd joined Cheers in season 4 as a not-so-bright but very cute bartender.—
Kate Hogan,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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There are some funny bits including Kenan Thompson’s moment and joking about Sherman getting fired, but the most apt word to describe this monologue is cute.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
Verb
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On the heels of a 22-year attendance high and a TV ratings surge that thumbed its nose at the cord-cutting trends, the WNBA heads back to the court with a mission to convert even more casual observers into fans than was the case a year ago.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 May 2025
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The state planned to keep its gender-eligibility policy to allow biological males to compete against females in sports, thumbing its nose at President Donald Trump's executive order.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The one that was pretty impactful for me at Cannes, at least life trajectory wise, probably more impactful than all of those other films, came in 2012.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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If not, while national security, stability, and local shipbuilding growth are important, adding levies to tariffs this year may not be wise.—
Phillip Molnar,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
Verb
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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
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The moment instantly sparked playful reactions cross the internet with some cheekily demanding the robot get its act together.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Plus, the playful green shade will add a pop of color to any summer travel wardrobe.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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