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
Prosecutors said Richins, a 35-year-old real estate agent with a house-flipping business, was millions in debt and planning a future with another man.
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Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Prosecutors said Kouri Richins, a 35-year-old real estate agent with a house-flipping business, was millions of dollars in debt and planning a future with another man.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Kouri Richins was a real estate agent with a house-flipping business who was millions in debt and planning a future with another man, prosecutors said.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Prosecutors said Richins, a 35-year-old real estate agent with a house-flipping business, was millions in debt and planning a future with another man.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Only a handful of years old at the time, Smat recalls flipping on his rabbit ear television and seeing exactly what his grandmother meant.
—Brayden Garcia
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Biden’s wide margin in Fulton County was key to flipping Georgia in Democrats’ favor.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Glaser and his partners acquired the property—then home to a 1936 mansion—for $105 million before flipping it just months later and listing it last year for a whopping $169 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
But flipping that one ceiling fan setting can make a room feel cooler, reduce how hard your AC has to work and potentially cut your cooling costs by up to 30%.
—Ryan Brennan
may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Hannah Schoenbaum, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Prosecutors said Kouri Richins, a 35-year-old real estate agent with a house-flipping business, was millions of dollars in debt and planning a future with another man.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Kouri Richins was a real estate agent with a house-flipping business who was millions in debt and planning a future with another man, prosecutors said.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
Prosecutors said Richins, a 35-year-old real estate agent with a house-flipping business, was millions in debt and planning a future with another man.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
Only a handful of years old at the time, Smat recalls flipping on his rabbit ear television and seeing exactly what his grandmother meant.
—Brayden Garcia
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
Biden’s wide margin in Fulton County was key to flipping Georgia in Democrats’ favor.
—Andrew Goudsward, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Glaser and his partners acquired the property—then home to a 1936 mansion—for $105 million before flipping it just months later and listing it last year for a whopping $169 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 May 2026
But flipping that one ceiling fan setting can make a room feel cooler, reduce how hard your AC has to work and potentially cut your cooling costs by up to 30%.
—Ryan Brennan
may 4, Sacbee.com, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipping
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The lace inset details add a romantic touch, and the body-skimming midi cut works nicely in a more formal setting.—
Tanya Sharma,
PEOPLE,
10 May 2026
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Facing charges in connection with the skimming device found in December 2024 are Remus Rosu, 30, and Louisa Unguru, 25.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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EquityProtect reports that reversing a fraudulent title costs victims up to $150,000 in legal fees.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Regardless of which party controls Congress, the first priority should be reversing the damage from extreme progressive policies, restoring trust through accountability and returning to common sense for American families.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Val Kilmer’s performance as this trickster poet forever thumbing his nose at reality embodies the movie’s tensions.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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For months, this young, rambunctious, and altogether infectious bunch played with house money, thumbing their collective noses at the idea of another year of rebuild futility.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Then the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzes the objects that will come closest to Earth, using infrared-scanning telescopes such as NEOWISE to estimate the size of asteroids, especially darker ones that are difficult to see in the visible spectrum.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 May 2026
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Post-cycling analysis to evaluate condition The researchers also performed post-cycling analysis after 50 cycles, using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to evaluate the condition of the electrodes.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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“Flipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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