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
Another video showed the carriage flipping over with the remaining passengers inside after its wheels struck another carriage at the park.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Turning on production isn’t like flipping a switch.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Melius Research has modeled Alphabet's free cash flow flipping negative next year as the company funds the build-out.
—Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Edmonds addressed it by saying things have changed a bit, by flipping the conversation around to his personal beliefs.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
But be cautious about flipping your shares.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The Marlins had yet to score when Gusto pitched his final inning, flipping the script for an offense that has often been tasked with digging Miami’s pitching staff out of an early hole.
—Tyler Carmona
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Bake 22 to 25 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the potatoes are lightly browned and crispy.
—Lexi Harrison, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
The evening concluded with graduates receiving their diplomas before flipping their tassels and tossing their caps into the air to celebrate the start of their next chapter.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Turning on production isn’t like flipping a switch.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
Melius Research has modeled Alphabet's free cash flow flipping negative next year as the company funds the build-out.
—Ashley Capoot,cj Haddad,samantha Subin,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Edmonds addressed it by saying things have changed a bit, by flipping the conversation around to his personal beliefs.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
But be cautious about flipping your shares.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The Marlins had yet to score when Gusto pitched his final inning, flipping the script for an offense that has often been tasked with digging Miami’s pitching staff out of an early hole.
—Tyler Carmona
june 11, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
Bake 22 to 25 minutes, flipping halfway through, until the potatoes are lightly browned and crispy.
—Lexi Harrison, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026
The evening concluded with graduates receiving their diplomas before flipping their tassels and tossing their caps into the air to celebrate the start of their next chapter.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipping
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Workers were seen skimming the surface of the pool in the end nearest the World War II Memorial.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Police are using the incident as a reminder to be aware of skimming devices and to report anything suspicious to an employee or police at the department’s non-emergency number at 203-576-7671.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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At the time, the ACP had restricted total transits to as low as 22 per day, with plans to cut further to 18 per day before reversing course after the winter trough.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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Earlier this year, the FDA initially refused to even review the company’s application for the shot, before reversing course a week later.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
18 June 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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This is the cohort that grew up skipping lines, scanning QR codes, ordering from phones and treating friction as a brand failure.—
Gabriel Alin Zainescu,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Those scanning the skies over the East River this summer may spot something unfamiliar — a cargo drone schlepping packages between the Downtown Skyport in lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal just south of Brooklyn Bridge Park.—
Anne Kadet,
Curbed,
19 June 2026
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“Flipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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