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as in skims
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 reverses
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 flips The unjust taking flips the relationship between the government and the individual that the American ideal established. —
Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 One is instantaneous, the brain just flips into unrecognizable thoughts, and the other is a deterioration over time. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 This flips the competitive matrix. —Michael Jacobides, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 This is when that counter service spot flips the screen over to me and my options are 20, 25 or 30 percent gratuity for handing me a muffin. —Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 Italian technical-wear master Herno has created this clever reversible jacket that flips from a water-resistant, lightweight shell on one side to soft viscose jersey on the other. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026 During absorption and emission, an electron within the complex flips its spin. —New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026 In its hi-def detailing, The Moth flips the script, ensuring immediate and constant immersion. —Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 Who’s the mother and who’s the child is a switch that flips a lot from episode to episode. —Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026 One is instantaneous, the brain just flips into unrecognizable thoughts, and the other is a deterioration over time. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026 This flips the competitive matrix. —Michael Jacobides, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 This is when that counter service spot flips the screen over to me and my options are 20, 25 or 30 percent gratuity for handing me a muffin. —Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026 Italian technical-wear master Herno has created this clever reversible jacket that flips from a water-resistant, lightweight shell on one side to soft viscose jersey on the other. —Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026 During absorption and emission, an electron within the complex flips its spin. —New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026 In its hi-def detailing, The Moth flips the script, ensuring immediate and constant immersion. —Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 Who’s the mother and who’s the child is a switch that flips a lot from episode to episode. —Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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Not only is the staple fabric always comfortable, but the midi silhouette skims the shins for optimal coverage.— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Many are nothing more than tiny dots of color that a distracted eye skims right over.— Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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The decision over the Ten Commandments law reverses a lower federal court ruling that had blocked about a dozen Texas school districts — including some of the state's largest — from putting up the posters.— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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But as soon as one flagellar motor reverses direction and starts rotating clockwise, the bundle falls apart; the reverse-twirling filament unravels the braid and puts the cell’s flagellar motors at cross-purposes, kicking the cell around.— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Apr. 2026
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Cillian Murphy Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy also makes an appearance as the spokesmodel for Opalite, appearing on a billboard with a bright smile and thumbs up.— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
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Feldman, meanwhile, flashed a big smile and thumbs up to the camera.— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
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Where their debut roars, jabbing with hooks, Two Wheels Move the Soul instead inverts the noise until the sound becomes pillowy and comforting.— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
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An open-air concert in the middle of a capital city inverts all of that.— Yook JiHun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Flips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/flips. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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