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
Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
And of course when the approach led to absolutely predictable mayhem, Trump, lacking any coherent plan, backtracked, flip-flopped, responding impulsively to the pressures of the moment as his team struggled to keep up.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
America’s policy flip-flops with regards to tariffs has undermined confidence in U.S. assets that has led to a weakening in the U.S. dollar which would typically be a beneficiary of investors looking for safe haven assets.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Will Trump Negotiate Tariffs? 90-Day Pause Issued As These Countries Ask To Bargain
This season, Van Ness should be able to flip-flop spots with fellow defensive end Rashan Gary throughout a game and could draw more favorable matchups.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Amazon has an under-the-radar sale on comfy sandals, slides, and flip-flops right now.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
And of course when the approach led to absolutely predictable mayhem, Trump, lacking any coherent plan, backtracked, flip-flopped, responding impulsively to the pressures of the moment as his team struggled to keep up.
—David Brooks, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
America’s policy flip-flops with regards to tariffs has undermined confidence in U.S. assets that has led to a weakening in the U.S. dollar which would typically be a beneficiary of investors looking for safe haven assets.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2025
Will Trump Negotiate Tariffs? 90-Day Pause Issued As These Countries Ask To Bargain
This season, Van Ness should be able to flip-flop spots with fellow defensive end Rashan Gary throughout a game and could draw more favorable matchups.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flop
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The reversal played out at the closed board meeting, the person and Dreyer, who listened to the meeting over Zoom, said to The Bee.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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His defensive stance provided a massive cushion for Berkshire as President Donald Trump’s stunning tariff rollout and reversal triggered roller-coaster price swings in the market.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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
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Less than 10 minutes into a British parliamentary hearing on Tuesday, during which a Shein representative equivocated on questions relating to the e-tail Goliath’s supply chain and a potential public float, a visibly frustrated Member of Parliament made his feelings known in no uncertain terms.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trying to weasel things by providing additional levels is abhorrent.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Nov. 2024
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But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2024
Verb
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Murdoch, for his part, has also waffled on his views of the president.—
Andrew Kirell,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Social Democratic Party had spent the previous few decades waffling on immigration, sometimes supporting restrictions but mostly favoring expansion.—
Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Most of these are fine goals, and some (such as finally terminating the university’s efforts to evade a Supreme Court–ordered end to its use of race discrimination in admissions) ought to be uncontroversial.—
The Editors,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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Security scrutinized: Suspect eluded officers protecting Shapiro Balmer started fires while troopers searched Troopers were able to safely evacuate Shapiro's family and others in the mansion, but the fire raises the question of how Balmer was able to evade security.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The United States Geological Survey reports that light shaking could be felt as far southeast as Bursa, which is approximately 97 miles south of Istanbul.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, not so much, the Lakers showing their clear dominance in every area backed by a legendarily springtime loud home crowd that annually shakes, rattles and rolls.—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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After being shunned by the other passengers, June sits on the floor with Nichole as the train hits the end of the line.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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For Albanese, there’s something especially sad about Australian kids shunning some of the world’s highest rates of sunshine for the artificial glare of screens.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Japan began hedging its dependence on China in 2010, after Beijing imposed an embargo on exports of crucial rare earth metals to Japan to seek concessions in a territorial dispute.—
River Akira Davis,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Apple has tried to hedge its China risk in recent years, bolstering manufacturing capacity in countries including Vietnam and India.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Flip-flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flop. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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