flips (out)

present tense third-person singular of flip (out), slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flips (out)
Verb
  • Brodin’s best friend and former defense partner, Matt Dumba, cracks this list, too.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Apple will be there waiting, sitting on a mountain of cash, ready to partner with (or outright acquire) whichever operation cracks the code.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Knowles, an undrafted rookie, has appeared in the past two Chiefs games and has logged 21 special teams snaps.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The Patriots primarily stuck with Diggs, Hollins and Kayshon Boutte at wide receiver, reducing slot receiver DeMario Douglas’ snaps.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sign up for our free The Daily Money newsletter, which breaks down complex consumer and financial news.
    Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This morning, Pierre Thomas breaks down the charges.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hybrid-resilient architecture—local backups that can kick in like muscle memory when the cloud chokes.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • On the ground, there’s a war of grappling, chokes, and limb breaks, and Oliveira is one of the best to ever fight it.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The new $106 million Nike man totally blows up a Titans run to start the game.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But if this blows up in Utah’s face in two or three years … oy.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • While Sam begins hallucinating people as puppets, Justin breaks up with him.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Belly, devastated by the betrayal, slaps Jeremiah and breaks up with him.
    Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Flips (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flips%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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