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as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred
made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman
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Recent Examples of flip
Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
Consumers who crossed battery electric vehicles off their lists because of price, may think about flipping their pencils around and erasing that strike-through.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Forget Ginger Rogers matching Fred Astaire backward, and in high heels, Sandoz can do it in flip flops.
—Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
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Verb
Some of those 34 seats are considered safe for one party or the other, but a number of races are highly competitive or likely to flip.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
Consumers who crossed battery electric vehicles off their lists because of price, may think about flipping their pencils around and erasing that strike-through.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
Heading into the 2024 cycle, Republicans saw a Senate map offering flip opportunities in eight red and purple states as a seemingly once-in-a-decade opportunity.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Forget Ginger Rogers matching Fred Astaire backward, and in high heels, Sandoz can do it in flip flops.
—Andrew Ford, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
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Great shopping, luxury hotels, and proximity to beaches and parks only add to Savannah’s allure — and that’s barely skimming the surface of this quintessential southern city.Karen Norian, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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The two-part title story tells of a husband and wife who fled Mexico after the husband made a fortune by skimming from his job in the public works department.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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Chris Knopf, executive director of Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness, said reversing Biden’s actions would likely require an administrative process with public notice and public comment opportunities.Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Biden administration has issued regulations to reverse Trump’s Title X policies.Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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There are also a number of great stocking stuffers available right now, like cute Ankle Socks (just $8) or a travel-ready Leather Card Case With Magnet (only $13).Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Says Gah, the Bow Pant, $148 For the friend with flair, these mesh lacrosse pants are the perfect balance of comfortable and cute.Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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The bass tones flowed thumbed beautifully and distortion-free from this 120-decibel speaker, thanks to the 6-by-9-inch woofer.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rather than accommodating Washington, however, Netanyahu thumbed his nose at Obama in the United Nations, Congress, and other venues.Chris Miller, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015
Adjective
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At the beginning of the first film, the Emperor is the kindly, wise, old Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris).Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
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Most important, sound wise, was the Vox AC15 amplifier.Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
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The trees should leaf out normally.oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 June 2022
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Beautiful, playful, discerning, and endlessly curious, cats are wonderful companions.Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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Deck The Halls In The Kids’ Room Opt for a miniature tree in the children's room, and outfit it with playful (and durable) ornaments, like these oyster shells from Grit and Grace.Cece Lesesne, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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