1
as in to lose it
to yield to mental or emotional stress
a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own
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2
as in to anger
to become very angry
when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out
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But in a surprising twist — one that angered Judge Timothy Fancourt — both sides on Tuesday asked for more time to thrash out a deal.—
Max Taylor,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Otherwise, the only other fix is charging more, which presents the risk of angering customers and decreasing revenue.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Traditionally the majority of scrap is shipped overseas and hand-sorted or melted down into lower-quality materials with limited uses.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
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If the raw viewership data may not suggest that Nielsen’s ratings-gathering gear will melt down under the strain of counting the house—the 24-hour Sugar Bowl delay certainly didn’t do ESPN any favors—the consumption figures tell another story.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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Art didn’t crack the top 1,000 most popular names in the U.S. in 2023, but Arthur (No. 128, boys), Arturo (No. 621, boys) and Artemis (No. 856, girls) did, according to the Social Security Administration (SSA).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
20 Jan. 2025
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No Sox players cracked the starting pitching, relief pitching, or catching lists, but the most glaring oversight is undoubtedly in center field, where Jarren Duran was conspicuously absent.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
18 Jan. 2025
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An artists’ livelihood lost to flames That same pungent, chemical smell had choked the air just a few miles away as the fire kept racing before dawn on January 8 through west Altadena, sending embers zipping through the air like bullets.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Brooks, a 43-year-old Black man, was punched, kicked, choked and manhandled in the Dec. 9 beating at Marcy Correctional Facility north of Utica.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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McConaughey breaks down a conspiracy theory in another Uber Eats teaser shared on Monday, Jan. 27.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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As Zverev’s forehand started to break down, however, Sinner eked out a break to take a 5-3 lead, later consolidating to win the set.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ice jams that block the river in winter start breaking up in spring, flooding the area behind it and creating a powerful current that can wreak havoc on the riverbanks.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2025
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Migrant caravans tend to be broken up by Mexican officials, with migrants proceeding on in smaller groups or as individual families.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Hurricanes snapped a three-game losing streak against the Seminoles last year.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hill, who tied a career high with his 19th win of the season, snapped a personal three-game losing streak.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The storm began its march Tuesday in Texas, blanketing highways and snarling traffic before making its way east.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Up to 10 inches of snow are possible in some places where far smaller accumulations can snarl everyday life.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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