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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Its best was a crossbar-skimming miss by former Rapid Anthony Markanich on a lovely cross by James Rodriguez, a Colombian legend who played his sixth and final MLS match on Wednesday before heading home to prepare for the World Cup.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Protect Yourself from Fraud Before using unfamiliar gas pumps, ATMs, or payment terminals, look for skimming devices scammers use to steal card information.—
Lori Smith,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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Harbaugh plans to run a grueling training camp to try to better prepare the Giants for their early season games, but reversing a decade-plus of bad organizational habits and starts might take time.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Continue reading … MEAT UP — Biochemist says carnivore dieters are reversing disease without any drug therapy.—
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FOXNews.com,
13 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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Gonce would call and call, scanning the street, her mind racing.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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The Kansas City Chiefs' 2026-2027 schedule dropped on May 14 and Swifties are already scanning the calendar — including ticket sites — for home games as the superstar eyes a potential return to Arrowhead Stadium for a fourth season.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Flipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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