1
as in skimmed
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use
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as in reversed
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
flip the coin over
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Recent Examples of flipped
Doncic flipped a half-court alley-oop to Jaxson Hayes, who finished it with a reverse dunk.
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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
The visual isn't the only thing that was flipped.
—Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
Even though Yorkville Christian went 0-4 at the Montini Tournament over the holidays, McAdams pointed out that Ogulei flipped the switch.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Democratic norms are not switches that can be flipped on and off at convenience.
—Rick Singh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
When Earth's magnetic field flipped Then the researchers tried a different approach.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Nothing flipped after the break.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
Since then, Gibson has flipped the script and bounced back as one of the sport’s hottest goalies.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped
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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.—
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One of them skimmed past Joonas Korpisalo after deflecting off Tanner Jeannot.—
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The city reversed course and put the matter out to bid but ultimately rejected a proposal by Nikki Beach after saying its representatives missed a deadline to submit documents.—
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Save Victoria Park retains hope that the decision can be reversed, saying that applications for the park’s permanent legal protection are still being evaluated.—
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Back during the height of covid, the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery thumbed its nose at social-distancing recommendations and crammed upwards of a thousand people into its beer garden for its annual Mecktoberfest.—
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Since then, several states have thumbed their nose at the order.—
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On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.—
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For bras, ensure the cups have been readjusted to their appropriate shape and aren’t accidentally inverted before laying them out to dry.—
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My eyes scanned the crowd for Leo.—
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The State Election Board later concluded last year that Fulton County likely scanned more than 3,000 ballots twice during the recount.—
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“Flipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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