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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
In recognition of Miami’s 20 wins in June, here are 20 stats that helped define the team’s uber-successful month as the calendar now flips to July.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Pele controls the ball in the penalty area with his thigh, flips it over the head of the defender and smashes it past a helpless Kalle Svensson.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Once the email safely lands in your inbox, the criminal flips a switch on the back end, redirecting that same QR code to a malicious site.
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Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
29 June 2026
There is also the vertical, which sees competitors go up and down a halfpipe performing tricks and flips at the top; and dirt courses, where athletes fly over large dirt hills while performing tricks.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Ninja air toaster oven delivers the functionality of a full-size countertop oven in a space-saving design that flips upright for easy storage.
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Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
An independent, third-party audit flips this dynamic.
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Erin Mote,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Best Lenovo 2-in-1 Laptop Deal at Walmart The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 optimizes productivity through a 360-degree convertible body that flips from laptop to tablet.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
If a player runs out of time on a throw-in, possession flips to the opponent.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Pele controls the ball in the penalty area with his thigh, flips it over the head of the defender and smashes it past a helpless Kalle Svensson.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Once the email safely lands in your inbox, the criminal flips a switch on the back end, redirecting that same QR code to a malicious site.
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Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
29 June 2026
There is also the vertical, which sees competitors go up and down a halfpipe performing tricks and flips at the top; and dirt courses, where athletes fly over large dirt hills while performing tricks.
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Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
The Ninja air toaster oven delivers the functionality of a full-size countertop oven in a space-saving design that flips upright for easy storage.
—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
An independent, third-party audit flips this dynamic.
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Erin Mote,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Best Lenovo 2-in-1 Laptop Deal at Walmart The Lenovo IdeaPad 5 2-in-1 optimizes productivity through a 360-degree convertible body that flips from laptop to tablet.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
If a player runs out of time on a throw-in, possession flips to the opponent.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flips
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Someone pulls a trend report, watches a handful of viral videos, skims a research deck, maybe sits in on one focus group, and from that thin base builds a campaign meant to represent an entire community.
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That’s because a white tank that skims your body just right will become your new favorite going out, work (especially if worn under a blazer), brunch, and even workout top.
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That reverses a downtrend in April and May, when volume fell.
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The move reverses Roberts’ purchase of NBCUniversal in 2011 — a bold bet that created a behemoth with popular programming and cable pipes to pump that content into consumer homes.
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There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up.
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As things progressed, sources say the studio brought in Reeves’ Toy Story 4 director to pitch his vision, which eventually led to Reeves thumbs up to star in the film.
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More specifically, the argument that tracking demographic data produces discrimination inverts the established purpose of the EEO-1.
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Fear-buying follows a distinct economic logic that inverts the conventional relationship between anxiety and spending.
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“Flips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flips. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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