1
as in to lose it
to yield to mental or emotional stress
a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own
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2
as in to anger
to become very angry
when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip (out)
Verb
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The move, which the governor said was necessary to increase collaboration and mentorship among civil servants, angered state workers and the labor groups representing them.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025 -
Additionally, reports had indicated that President Xi was angered over the transaction since Hutchison did not ask for approval of the deal in advance.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Typically the metals are melted down at independent foundries and recast into salable commodities, like manhole covers and replacement car parts.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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Collected and turned-in pennies were melted down and their valuable metals were extracted.—
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Because the game can break on slot pass to Sam Bennett, crack a bar.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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Nearly Every Miley Cyrus Vinyl Album Has Hit the Top 10 Throughout her career, Cyrus has pushed five projects to the Official Vinyl Albums chart, and all but one have cracked the top 10.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Verb
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On Monday, Jane gave harrowing testimony about a night in June 2024 when Combs allegedly choked, punched and kicked her in a rage.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2025
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Various items were pulled from shelves back in March, ranging from fears that teething sticks could be a choking hazard to concerns about the particular batteries in a microphone potentially overheating and igniting.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 June 2025
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The remaining 16 break down as Nevada and Washington (four each); Arizona, three; Nebraska and New Jersey (two each); and Kentucky, one.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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Without these dollars, the entire system could break down.—
Aaron Marcavitch,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Despite the pair breaking up afterwards, De Pierro's TikTok presence has grown rapidly over the past few months to more than 600,000 followers.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Security staff broke up the fight, at which point Brown grappled with one of the security staff members, grabbing the gun off of his hip, according to the footage.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
Verb
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The White Sox snapped their KC losing streak Friday and followed with a convincing 4-1 win on Saturday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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Trying not to snap. Imagine a leadership meeting around a new AI rollout.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Whatever the reason, Musk’s attacks have snarled already tricky talks with GOP senators who are working on their version of the bill.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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Ian McDiarmid finally gets the chance to take the mask off as the would-be Emperor and reveals the character’s full, snarling villainy.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Flip (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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