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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
The movie flips the perspective to the teacher and follows an entire day.
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Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Saturday, though, the script flips and Louisville wins by 4 points.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But sometimes the curve flips, and long-term rates fall below short-term ones.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Thurmon was also in attendance at the 2025 Grammys to watch Boone’s viral performance, which included a striptease assisted by Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser, a skin-tight baby blue jumpsuit and several of his signature flips.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
At higher speeds, the wing's element flips up, enabling a 202 mph (325 km/h) top speed.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … POLITICS TURNING TABLES – Speaker Johnson flips script on Dem leaders with staunch warning against gov shutdown.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
While the temperature cools as the calendar flips to the best time of year, Aaron Fearne and the Charlotte 49ers’ men’s basketball team are looking to heat up.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Historically, the House flips to the party opposite the White House in the midterm elections.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Saturday, though, the script flips and Louisville wins by 4 points.
—Manny Navarro, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
But sometimes the curve flips, and long-term rates fall below short-term ones.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Thurmon was also in attendance at the 2025 Grammys to watch Boone’s viral performance, which included a striptease assisted by Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser, a skin-tight baby blue jumpsuit and several of his signature flips.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
At higher speeds, the wing's element flips up, enabling a 202 mph (325 km/h) top speed.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … POLITICS TURNING TABLES – Speaker Johnson flips script on Dem leaders with staunch warning against gov shutdown.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
While the temperature cools as the calendar flips to the best time of year, Aaron Fearne and the Charlotte 49ers’ men’s basketball team are looking to heat up.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025
Historically, the House flips to the party opposite the White House in the midterm elections.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flips
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This silk dress from Reformation has an elegant, flowy silhouette that skims the top of your toes.—
Bianca Kratky,
Glamour,
25 Sep. 2025
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This quilt’s buffalo plaid front reverses to windowpane plaid on the back, and its monochrome colors can blend with every color scheme.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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But Stanton and Ansari also held out for a funding plan that reverses GOP legislation that is expected to begin cutting access to Medicaid services in 2027, and want to avert the loss of insurance subsidies for lower-income Americans starting in January.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Flips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flips. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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