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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
EW.com, 10 June 2025
Republicans are hoping to flip the governorship from blue to red, and point to last year's presidential results as a sign the state has gotten more favorable for Republicans.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025
Trump has also been outspoken about his desire to flip New Jersey from blue to red.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
But that incremental pacing has been flipped on its head by a binging model, which also operates under the butt-numbing miscalculation that more is more.
—William Earl, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Verb
The film builds to a shocking finale, complete with a twist that flips the entire story on its head.
—EW.com, 10 June 2025
Republicans are hoping to flip the governorship from blue to red, and point to last year's presidential results as a sign the state has gotten more favorable for Republicans.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 10 June 2025
Trump has also been outspoken about his desire to flip New Jersey from blue to red.
—Daniel Bush, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
But that incremental pacing has been flipped on its head by a binging model, which also operates under the butt-numbing miscalculation that more is more.
—William Earl, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
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After reenacting the initial district court trial — in which Colvin, Browder, McDonald and Smith testified—the opera skims over the Supreme Court decision upholding the ruling.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said crews deployed containment booms and began skimming the water almost immediately, working to isolate and extract the diesel fuel, which contains a red dye.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
Verb
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The Appeals Court on June 12 reversed a decision by Porter Superior Court that had upheld the stormwater board’s right to impose the $100,000 fine.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Rental equipment specialist Ashtead reversed on Tuesday, as tough market conditions forced profits lower despite record revenues.—
Royston Wild,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Related Articles Miss Manners: Another mother chided me for group-texting a cute photo.—
Eric Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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To achieve that look, make sure your capsule wardrobe has a solid, multifunctional layer like the Madewell crochet vest tank that can be worn on top of a cute boxy T-shirt, and also by itself.—
Riana Singh,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Four gun owners and a gun store challenged the ban, arguing the state is thumbing its nose at the court's 2022 decision.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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The Savannah Bananas thumbed their nose at such nonsense.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Over the last two seasons, Alexander has missed 20 games due to injury, and adding him into a cornerback room that is already reeling from health issues would not be the wisest decision.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2025
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Considering Micah Parsons, Trey Hendrickson and T.J. Watt are all in line for new deals soon, getting something done with Hutchinson sooner rather than later would be wise.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 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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Working with other young rappers—peers, not big brothers—yielded a looser, more playful Wayne who got to test his dexterity over popular instrumentals of the early aughts.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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The brown leather exterior means it can be dressed up with office clothes while its size and woven design are playful enough to work with casual looks like Birkenstocks, a tee, and loose jeans.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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