flips

present tense third-person singular of flip
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 Paulsen flips through cut-ups and points out spacing and the tiniest of movements in a route, the angles of hips and feet and placement of hands in a block. Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Trump's approach flips that logic. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 The new Idaho law flips that on its head. Audrey Dutton, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 The new Idaho law flips that on its head. Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2025 The song shifts in the second verse, when Jauregui flips the lyrics to sing about herself. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025 If District 6 flips, Ed Driggs — whose District 7 also covers parts of south Charlotte — would become the sole Republican holdout in a city that’s shifted increasingly to the left. Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025 Her house flips have even been purchased by celebrities like Madonna and Ryan Murphy. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2025 Throughout the six episodes, viewers are intentionally misled about which woman is more sympathetic, as the series flips back and forth between Cherry and Laura’s conflicting perspectives on the first months of a whirlwind romance between Daniel and Cherry. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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Verb
  • But even that skims past a lot of interesting stuff.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The modal-cotton blend is supersoft yet not see-through, and the slim cut skims the body for a flattering fit.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • The Interior Department announcement reverses moves by former President Joe Biden's administration to restrict drilling there.
    Nichola Groom, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
  • This measurement, Gilberton says, reverses the conventional belief that East Crestone is the sub-summit of Crestone Peak.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • The video player page includes a description, links to similar content, and the ability to give a film a thumbs up or thumbs down.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Flips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flips. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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