as in reversal
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs
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Recent Examples of flip-flop
Alexandre Marain, Glamour, 28 July 2025
The flip-flop revival has been slowly building for some time, thanks to luxury fashion takes from brands like The Row and Toteme spearheading the charge.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
That flip-flop came a few weeks after Bondi reportedly told Trump in May that his name was among high-profile people mentioned in government files of Epstein, though the mention does not imply wrongdoing, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
Always, of course, with a piece from The Row: a Marlo tote, the Cecily top-handle, or the cult original Margaux bag—and sometimes, the flip-flop du jour.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 July 2025
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Verb
Still wearing her leather flip-flops, Rosé stepped out again in a similar look, swapping her flowy white top for a black lace camisole, a piece that has fashionistas in a frenzy this season.
—Alexandre Marain, Glamour, 28 July 2025
The flip-flop revival has been slowly building for some time, thanks to luxury fashion takes from brands like The Row and Toteme spearheading the charge.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
That flip-flop came a few weeks after Bondi reportedly told Trump in May that his name was among high-profile people mentioned in government files of Epstein, though the mention does not imply wrongdoing, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 25 July 2025
Always, of course, with a piece from The Row: a Marlo tote, the Cecily top-handle, or the cult original Margaux bag—and sometimes, the flip-flop du jour.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flop
Noun
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What followed the takeover can only be described as a total reversal of the progress made in the country during the twenty years of the Afghan Republic, and the return of terror.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Newsom, a Democrat who has increasingly tangled with Trump over issues from immigration to wildfire, said the state would fight the funding reversal.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Verb
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However, Trump equivocated in a longer version of the answer that aired later on the network.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 July 2025
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Countries can hedge their bets or equivocate by playing one power off the other.—
Jorge Heine,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
Verb
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One of Wishman’s most Sapphic films is this gritty black-and-white sexploitation shocker about assassins who weasel their way into an apartment shared by two lesbians in order to kill a foreign dignitary.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
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Without a franchise superstar, the Heat now waffles in the abyss of NBA mediocrity, mid-pack in the Eastern Conference, clawing for relevance.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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As Trump had continued to waffle, The Washington Post, the campaign understood, was working on a piece that would recycle all the language Trump had variously used over the years, which, on its face, might certainly sound anti-Semitic.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Cromartie also took a plea deal for charges including strangulation, third degree assault of a police officer, first degree wanton endangerment, disarming a peace officer, fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest and violation of a foreign protective order, according to court records.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
18 July 2025
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Of late, Netanyahu has attempted to fudge the issue by pushing through legislation that would create a technical process for drafting the ultra-Orthodox but in practice make the new requirements easy to evade.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 July 2025
Verb
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President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shook hands in Scotland on Sunday after agreeing on the framework for a trade deal between two of the world’s biggest economies.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Accompanied by her brother-in-law, Sen. Edward Kennedy, the former first lady was seen at N.Y.C.'s 21 Club — shaking hands with other frequenters.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
28 July 2025
Verb
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Or Donald Trump, who is said to go up to sixteen hours without eating, avoiding breakfast and often shunning lunch before gorging on a dinner of two Big Macs and two Filets-O-Fish, washed down with a chocolate shake.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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More teenagers are shunning traditional media outlets and getting their news from social media, according to a 2024 report from Ofcom.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
18 July 2025
Verb
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Even those uninterested in AI relationships sometimes hedge their bets.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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If Russia emerges weakened, some countries in eastern Europe and the Caucasus may pivot further toward the European Union and Turkey, while Central Asian states could pursue more balanced foreign policies to hedge among China, Russia, and other regional players.—
Da Wei,
Foreign Affairs,
29 July 2025
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“Flip-flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flop. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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