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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Doncic flipped a half-court alley-oop to Jaxson Hayes, who finished it with a reverse dunk.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026 -
The victory against Georgia flipped the script from the regular-season meeting between the schools in October.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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More than 12,000 athletes skimmed the surface of the Charles River this weekend during the Head of the Charles Regatta, which marked 60 years with this year’s competition.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
19 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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“Riffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffled. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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