1
as in skimming
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use
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as in reversing
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
flip the coin over
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Recent Examples of flipping
But with the rise of AI, that logic is flipping.
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Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
Roast for 20–30 minutes, flipping the vegetables halfway through, until golden brown and tender.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bedard even found himself in the middle of a couple of scrums, at one point earning an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for apparently flipping a puck at Alexandre Carrier’s, uh, midsection.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
To cure butternut squash, place it in a warm, sunny spot for five to seven days to let the skin harden, flipping it every two days to expose all sides to sun and warmth.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Keaton built a vast real estate portfolio and spent decades flipping properties that included Lloyd Wright’s historic Samuel-Novarro house.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Eilish broke free from the person as members of her security team rushed to intervene, flipping her hair back in place and continuing her journey to the stage.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The league may continue to explore additional expansion, revisit the possibility of flipping its calendar to more closely match the European schedule, and will have to begin renegotiating its media deals, which expire after the 2027 season.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Mamdani asked, flipping the contents of plastic takeout containers onto plates and handing one to me.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
Roast for 20–30 minutes, flipping the vegetables halfway through, until golden brown and tender.
—Laura McLively, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bedard even found himself in the middle of a couple of scrums, at one point earning an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty for apparently flipping a puck at Alexandre Carrier’s, uh, midsection.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
To cure butternut squash, place it in a warm, sunny spot for five to seven days to let the skin harden, flipping it every two days to expose all sides to sun and warmth.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Keaton built a vast real estate portfolio and spent decades flipping properties that included Lloyd Wright’s historic Samuel-Novarro house.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Eilish broke free from the person as members of her security team rushed to intervene, flipping her hair back in place and continuing her journey to the stage.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The league may continue to explore additional expansion, revisit the possibility of flipping its calendar to more closely match the European schedule, and will have to begin renegotiating its media deals, which expire after the 2027 season.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Mamdani asked, flipping the contents of plastic takeout containers onto plates and handing one to me.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipping
Verb
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Cook, partially covered, until the squash is tender, 15 to 20 minutes, skimming the surface of the stock, if necessary.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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According to Oza’s analyses, the erupting orb would have to be within one planetary radius of WASP-39b—practically skimming the planet’s cloud tops.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Scientific American,
13 Oct. 2025
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Benzinga The remarks caught markets by surprise, reversing optimism that had pushed stocks to record highs earlier in the week.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yet new polling suggests that those gains may now be reversing.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Israel, a small nation dependent on our country for military support, is thumbing its nose at us, the most powerful country in the world.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
17 Sep. 2025
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Today, Lone Star state legislators are thumbing their noses at the longstanding political norm, followed by every other state, of waiting until the next census before redrawing their congressional districts.—
Mercury News Editorial,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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On a sunny September afternoon, Pérez peered down the street outside her children’s school, scanning for suspicious vehicles.—
Melissa Sanchez,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Operating quick game requires a quarterback capable of scanning quickly and decisively pulling the trigger.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Flipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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