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
Tire tracks can still be seen leading to a guardrail, which the truck struck before flipping and slamming into the Chestnut Ridge apartment building.
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
In fact, Williams committed to Kiffin (at Mississippi) before flipping his pledge to then-Arizona coach Jedd Fisch in the summer of 2023.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
During the keynote, Atlas autonomously rose from a flat position using a non-human joint-flipping maneuver, highlighting the full rotational freedom of its joints before interacting with the audience.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Screenwriters Mitchell LaFortune and Chris Sparling get to the heart of the matter by flipping the script on the premise of the previous film.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
Senate Democrats will have slightly more influence in 2026 after winning a trio of special elections and flipping two seats to break Republicans' former 34-seat supermajority.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The structure is a bit tricksier, flipping between the present — which finds our two inevitable lovers estranged and in their early thirties — and a staggered series of flashbacks catching up to it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The proof was in flipping Underwood from LSU, landing running back Justice Haynes from the transfer portal and signing five-star prospects Savion Hiter and Carter Meadows in the Class of 2026.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Kirk was hardly alone in flipping the script to suddenly defend the thing they’d been told would never happen.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Mike Darnay, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
In fact, Williams committed to Kiffin (at Mississippi) before flipping his pledge to then-Arizona coach Jedd Fisch in the summer of 2023.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
During the keynote, Atlas autonomously rose from a flat position using a non-human joint-flipping maneuver, highlighting the full rotational freedom of its joints before interacting with the audience.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
Screenwriters Mitchell LaFortune and Chris Sparling get to the heart of the matter by flipping the script on the premise of the previous film.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Jan. 2026
Senate Democrats will have slightly more influence in 2026 after winning a trio of special elections and flipping two seats to break Republicans' former 34-seat supermajority.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 8 Jan. 2026
The structure is a bit tricksier, flipping between the present — which finds our two inevitable lovers estranged and in their early thirties — and a staggered series of flashbacks catching up to it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
The proof was in flipping Underwood from LSU, landing running back Justice Haynes from the transfer portal and signing five-star prospects Savion Hiter and Carter Meadows in the Class of 2026.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Kirk was hardly alone in flipping the script to suddenly defend the thing they’d been told would never happen.
—S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipping
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While its calf-skimming height is great for tucking in leggings and pants (therefore keeping hems dry in wet winter weather), its slim silhouette also fits seamlessly under wide-leg jeans and relaxed pants.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Jenner’s almost molten looking, body-skimming column dress featured liquidy copper sequins all over, cut with a plunging neckline and sculptural halter straps that crisscrossed at the collarbone to frame the décolletage.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2026
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That clinched the season series for the Rams, reversing a trend in which the 49ers swept the regular-season matchups from 2019-22.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Pack credited her courage in reversing the company’s past decisions.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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He was criticized for seemingly thumbing his nose at the NFL’s Rooney Rule and only interviewing four candidates before selecting Vrabel.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Flipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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