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
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The victory against Georgia flipped the script from the regular-season meeting between the schools in October.—
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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.—
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Schnapp skimmed through the season 5 scripts earlier that morning in and out of the shower on his phone.—
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“Riffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffled. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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