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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
Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Several witnesses said that the bus lost control, crossed over the median and flipped on the shoulder, according to state police.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The series, which attracted nearly 14 million total viewers in its first season, captivated audiences with an intense house flipping competition that pinned Heather and Tarek against Christina.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Swigert flipped switches inside the command module.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Democrats control 43 of California’s 52 congressional seats and could flip five Republican seats with a redistricting.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Several witnesses said that the bus lost control, crossed over the median and flipped on the shoulder, according to state police.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The series, which attracted nearly 14 million total viewers in its first season, captivated audiences with an intense house flipping competition that pinned Heather and Tarek against Christina.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Swigert flipped switches inside the command module.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
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These questions were skimmed over in 15-minute-or-less consultations (with kind doctors, but doctors who were stretched thin).—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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From a money manager parachuting from a small plane to fake his death to a nursing home executive skimming from sham contracts, these stories of privilege and white-collar crime have repeatedly thrust Indiana into the national spotlight.—
Alexandria Burris,
IndyStar,
13 Aug. 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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Go shopping in Conover Square, a former piano factory that’s now filled with antique shops, local boutiques, and a cute model train exhibit.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025
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But for those trying to make their warm-weather pieces last a bit longer, a cute layer will do the trick.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
People.com,
23 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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Stashing a talented prospect like him is a wise decision for a front office that should be taking a long view with its rebuild, not to mention Douglas’ history of concussions (two in 2023) and contract coming up next season.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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But the Tigers also made wise offseason moves, not the least of which was signing former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a one-year, $15 million contract.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 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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There’s also a playful side threaded through the record, embodied in the reappearance of his alter ego, Billy Bob Bo Bob — a kind of fantastical trickster figure he’s inhabited before.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Aug. 2025
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Regular fit tees feature playful graphics such as a color-by-number Buddy Lee—Lee’s beloved mascot—or a Crayola 64 count box highlighting the eight limited edition colors.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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