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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
Having to earn almost every point on her serve via a rally flips her from being in an advantageous position to a near 50-50 situation.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
But the new Hyperia from French company Vaonis flips that assumption on its head.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
The image flips and gravity returns.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
The morning menu of crepes, salmon on buckwheat blinis, super smoothies, and acai bowls flips to French-Austrian bistro classics later on, including crispy artichoke, coq au vin with spaetzle, and a showpiece bouillabaisse—plus desserts such as a baked apple and a baba with orange sorbet.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
His marketing of Marty’s requisite warm-up jacket, worn by Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns and Frank Ocean among others, is a study in Starter-era NBA nostalgia and hype goosed by lavish co-signs (the jacket flips for around $10,000 lately on StockX).
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
During computation, the logical qubit moves up and down like an elevator running bit flips at a logical level.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
But the new Hyperia from French company Vaonis flips that assumption on its head.
—New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2026
The image flips and gravity returns.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
The morning menu of crepes, salmon on buckwheat blinis, super smoothies, and acai bowls flips to French-Austrian bistro classics later on, including crispy artichoke, coq au vin with spaetzle, and a showpiece bouillabaisse—plus desserts such as a baked apple and a baba with orange sorbet.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
His marketing of Marty’s requisite warm-up jacket, worn by Knicks player Karl-Anthony Towns and Frank Ocean among others, is a study in Starter-era NBA nostalgia and hype goosed by lavish co-signs (the jacket flips for around $10,000 lately on StockX).
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
During computation, the logical qubit moves up and down like an elevator running bit flips at a logical level.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flips
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This midi skirt skims the shins for optimal coverage, and Meghan warmed it up even more with a black sweater.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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That startup success story often skims over the franchise’s original struggles to launch, including its years-long quest for a suitable new stadium.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
5 Dec. 2025
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The polar vortex, a ring of high-altitude winds, weakens, splits, or reverses as a result of this event, allowing frigid cold Arctic air to move southward into North America and Europe, according to the National Weather Service.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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This morning's rally reverses yesterday's almost 4% decline — and then some.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Feldman, meanwhile, flashed a big smile and thumbs up to the camera.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 Nov. 2025
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Last Samurai Standing also got the all-important, and extremely coveted, Hideo Kojima thumbs up.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Nov. 2025
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Sidings inverts that curve, bookending the ambient drift of its middle suite with its most towering, brutalist kosmische slabs.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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That inverts 2025's hierarchy when offensive AI capabilities topped worries at 47% versus only 22% for data exposure.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Flips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flips. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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