1
as in skims
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 reverses
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 flips
While the outgoing bZ4X felt sluggish, the bZ flips the script with brisk acceleration in both single- and dual-motor configurations.
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ABC News, 3 June 2026
The Lindy Hoppers challenged each other to greater and greater feats of virtuosity, flips and slides and airborne moves in which one partner tossed the other high into the air, daring gravity.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
The first two seasons were told from Louis's point of view, but now the camera flips to the punk-rock Lestat, and Reid's hot and heavy depiction of the blonde creature of the night made famous in Anne Rice's novels and the 1994 film adaptation (played by Tom Cruise).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The preference flips with company size.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
When Trevor escalates his con and starts contacting Karl and calling her at work, Paula flips.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
But when performed live by the E Street Band, the song flips from black and white to technicolor, with Springsteen opening the song solo acoustic and the band swinging in on the chorus.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 28 May 2026
American daredevil Evel Knievel falls to the ground as his motorcycle flips in the air at Wembley Stadium during his attempt to leap over 13 London buses.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
If Texas flips blue, Paxton said, the nation is next.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
ABC News, 3 June 2026
The Lindy Hoppers challenged each other to greater and greater feats of virtuosity, flips and slides and airborne moves in which one partner tossed the other high into the air, daring gravity.
—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
The first two seasons were told from Louis's point of view, but now the camera flips to the punk-rock Lestat, and Reid's hot and heavy depiction of the blonde creature of the night made famous in Anne Rice's novels and the 1994 film adaptation (played by Tom Cruise).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 June 2026
The preference flips with company size.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
When Trevor escalates his con and starts contacting Karl and calling her at work, Paula flips.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
But when performed live by the E Street Band, the song flips from black and white to technicolor, with Springsteen opening the song solo acoustic and the band swinging in on the chorus.
—Caryn Rose, Variety, 28 May 2026
American daredevil Evel Knievel falls to the ground as his motorcycle flips in the air at Wembley Stadium during his attempt to leap over 13 London buses.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
If Texas flips blue, Paxton said, the nation is next.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flips
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Pull out your vendor contracts, and actually review the technical compliance requirements, not just the data-processing language everyone skims past.—
Tony Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The creamy formula skims across the lips effortlessly, depositing rich, opaque color in a single stroke and setting into a velvety-matte finish.—
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
10 May 2026
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Regulators and reporters should stop describing USAT as Tether entering compliance, because that framing reverses the strategy.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The next 30 years will test whether this trend accelerates or reverses.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
28 May 2026
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Unfortunately, that’s the only real recourse the public has with a Congress that still gleefully thumbs its nose at the laws and rules that apply to others.—
Douglas MacKinnon,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cillian Murphy Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy also makes an appearance as the spokesmodel for Opalite, appearing on a billboard with a bright smile and thumbs up.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Repealing them wholesale to generate 28 more IPOs per year, while potentially widening information asymmetry across the full $69 trillion market, inverts the cost-benefit ratio by an order of magnitude.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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The Iran war inverts the conditions of that lesson.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026
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“Flips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flips. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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