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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
Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Man dies in collision while teaching teen daughter to drive
A driving lesson turned deadly when the vehicle flipped over, killing 64-year-old James Politoski.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
The town of London, 75 miles south of Lexington, was devastated − with entire neighborhoods razed with homes reduced to rubble, downed power lines and cars flipped and strewn onto yards.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Postecoglou has flipped fortunes before, ending decade-long droughts or winning silverware in Australia and Japan.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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Verb
Indeed, DeJean flipped between both positions during Wednesday’s workout.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Man dies in collision while teaching teen daughter to drive
A driving lesson turned deadly when the vehicle flipped over, killing 64-year-old James Politoski.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
The town of London, 75 miles south of Lexington, was devastated − with entire neighborhoods razed with homes reduced to rubble, downed power lines and cars flipped and strewn onto yards.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Postecoglou has flipped fortunes before, ending decade-long droughts or winning silverware in Australia and Japan.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 May 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 company’s decision to cut health insurance for employees diagnosed with HIV/AIDS prompted this action; the company eventually reversed this, in large part due to pressure by activists.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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But the California Court of Appeal for the sixth appellate district disagreed, and reversed the decision Tuesday, stating in its opinion that the law as written, and intended, says that looking at and holding the phone while driving is a violation.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The knotted fabric straps have an elevated look, making these cute enough to wear with your favorite sundresses and skirts.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Shows can only be so cute or funny or familiar or fresh.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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The Savannah Bananas thumbed their nose at such nonsense.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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The Manchester-by-the-Sea health board has thumbed its nose at voters with callous indifference.—
Peter Brennan,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Which is wiser: Spending money on more firefighting resources after wildfires break out and absorbing the extraordinary cost of damages, or investing in technologies and training to prevent wildfires from happening in the first place?—
Abhishek Singh,
Forbes.com,
30 May 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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Rhinestone pasties peeked out just beneath the neckline, a playful, unexpected twist that only SZA could elevate.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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This red bubble bandeau dress is playful, fun and effortlessly coquettish.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
29 May 2025
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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