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
Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 June 2025
One: The number of Sen. Rick Scott flip-flops on Trump’s Big Budget Bomb — so far.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip-flop ahead of time?
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
To the generation that exclusively wore spongy thong sandals in dormitory showers, the concept of high-fashion flip-flops might sound like an oxymoron.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 May 2025
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Noun
Market participants have been scrambling to keep up with flip-flopping White House tariffs policy, a dollar selloff , a sharp rise in U.S. Treasury yields and volatile Wall Street stocks .
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 2 June 2025
One: The number of Sen. Rick Scott flip-flops on Trump’s Big Budget Bomb — so far.
—Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Who in the administration knew about Trump’s latest tariff flip-flop ahead of time?
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
To the generation that exclusively wore spongy thong sandals in dormitory showers, the concept of high-fashion flip-flops might sound like an oxymoron.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flop
Noun
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George Curlee, Garland, Texas George Curlee, 51, is keenly aware of how the CFPB’s policy reversals threaten his finances.—
J.J. McCorvey,
NBC news,
11 June 2025
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Kennedy's decision marks a reversal from what a key Republican senator said the Trump Cabinet member had promised during his confirmation hearings earlier this year.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
Verb
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The policy initiatives that emerge, unsurprisingly, have an air of indecision and equivocating.—
Milan Vaishnav,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Nov. 2019
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Critics further condemn equivocating between Israel, as a democracy, and Hamas, designated as a terrorist organization in the U.S., Israel and by the European Union.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 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
Verb
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The policy sparked mass confusion among U.S. trading partners and adversaries and destabilized global markets as the administration waffled between implementing tariffs, rolling them back, introducing exemptions for some industries and later removing them.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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My best friend of more than 35 years is waffling over attending my son’s wedding.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Massey has evaded hundreds of authorities in a multistate manhunt.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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The last few months have borne witness to AI systems learning to mislead, cheat, and try to evade shutdown—even resorting to blackmail.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Carnal, with care – Jis shook the bedrock of the cordial, conservative Guadalajara community with filth, camp and candor.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Getty Images The European startup scene was recently shaken by a LinkedIn debate with some venture capitalists applying pressure on founders to embrace a culture of overwork to compete on a global stage.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Intel has, to this point, shunned Pluton in favor of its business-only vPro security system, but that could always change.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2025
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These counties, once thriving hubs of coal production which fueled not only Maryland, but much of our great nation, have been, today, relegated to obscurity as coal has been shunned in favor of alternative — or otherwise deemed sustainable — energy sources.—
Daniel A.C. McBride,
Baltimore Sun,
1 June 2025
Verb
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De-dollarization is also occurring as Asian investors increasingly hedge their U.S. dollar exposures, according to Nomura.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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As a result, insurance companies—aiming to protect their clients while minimizing costs—have been hedging their bets.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Flip-flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flop. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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