as in flipped
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books
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At the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, her pixie cut entered bob territory, long and flipped with bangs to match.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Even stranger, the negative space between the stars had flipped to positive, forming a soft, almost palpable blackness that embraced the stars and reached all the way to Earth, enveloping it and me in the same intergalactic blanket.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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You will be met at the jetty in the shadow of the splendid ruin of Castle Tioram and skimmed across to Eilean Shona by boat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Jan. 2026
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The simple and elegant dress was made to have a fluid silhouette that skimmed her body rather than tightly gripping it, letting the neckline do most of the talking.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Riffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffled. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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