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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
Confirming a Fed chair isn’t like flipping a switch.
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Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Alysa Liu captivated the 2026 Winter Olympics stage with fearless self-expression, flipping the script on figure skating style with her frenulum piercing and halo hair.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Hurricanes, under 37-year-old first-year coach Jai Lucas, tied an NCAA record for the largest victory turnaround in Division I history, flipping from 7-24 last year to 26-9 this season.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The departures include All-Big 12 big man Flory Bidunga and Border War-flipping freshman Bryson Tiller.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
At the height of summer, no one wants to add extra heat to the home by flipping on an oven.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers scrambled back to the Capitol as Democrats blasted the process, with many members flipping through pages of the bill on the floor as votes began.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Portland trailed deep into the fourth quarter before flipping the game late.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The video shows a young woman flipping through a magazine where the members of the band appear and lyrics to the song appear on most every page, even in the ads.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Alysa Liu captivated the 2026 Winter Olympics stage with fearless self-expression, flipping the script on figure skating style with her frenulum piercing and halo hair.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
The Hurricanes, under 37-year-old first-year coach Jai Lucas, tied an NCAA record for the largest victory turnaround in Division I history, flipping from 7-24 last year to 26-9 this season.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The departures include All-Big 12 big man Flory Bidunga and Border War-flipping freshman Bryson Tiller.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
At the height of summer, no one wants to add extra heat to the home by flipping on an oven.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Lawmakers scrambled back to the Capitol as Democrats blasted the process, with many members flipping through pages of the bill on the floor as votes began.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Portland trailed deep into the fourth quarter before flipping the game late.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The video shows a young woman flipping through a magazine where the members of the band appear and lyrics to the song appear on most every page, even in the ads.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipping
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Being alert for skimming devices in tourist areas, which are popular targets.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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But a financial audit revealed that Alfortish had been skimming money, some of which had been earmarked for hurricane relief, to pay for vacations to Aruba and to Grand Cayman, and for a new sound system at his home.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Using data from 2015 to 2019, Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes reported that more than 200 charter networks were closing or even reversing racial disparities in reading, math, or both.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Comcast has shown an appetite for M&A, and the cable and broadband sector is seeing consolidation, but the media giant for now is focused less on dealmaking than on reversing negative investor sentiment.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 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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Tasks that once required advanced expertise—like scanning code for vulnerabilities or running attacks that require chaining multiple exploits together—are increasingly being automated or semiautomated by AI systems.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Another process that Wen thinks the chip could improve is scanning objects for 3D printing.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Flipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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