as in flipped
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked
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What’s crazy is how [Alchemist] flipped that song.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025 -
If a suitor is willing to trade some compelling win-now talent for Rice or the kinds of assets that can be flipped in a subsequent move, perhaps the Yankees will sell high on their most popular trade asset this winter.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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One of them skimmed past Joonas Korpisalo after deflecting off Tanner Jeannot.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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For years, Apple required that all in-app purchases be processed through its App Store and skimmed 30 percent off each transaction.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Leafed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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