leafs

present tense third-person singular of leaf
as in flips
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked

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flips
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  • 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.
    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
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“Leafs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leafs. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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