as in flipping
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
if you invert the coin, there's a picture of a buffalo on the back
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The white Chevrolet Silverado, reported stolen earlier from the Flagstaff Police Department, veered onto a guardrail before flipping multiple times and crashing into a tree.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025 -
There were free pouches of pocket pancakes; Brewers manager Pat Murphy showing off his pancake-flipping skills; special guests, including Donald Driver; polka music; pancake artists; a T-shirt giveaway for the first 3,000 fans; and the debut of Murph's Maple Syrup.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Barna Group’s vice president of research, Daniel Copeland, said that most adults attend church around two out of every five weekends, but Gen Z is reversing the flow.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The Cheesecake Factory, which has had smaller, low-calorie versions of its decadent entrées on its menu since 2011, expanded its value options this summer in hopes of reversing negative traffic trends.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Inverting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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