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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip (out)
Verb
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President Trump’s remarks about Canada becoming the 51st state have greatly angered Canadians.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025 -
The craft retailer, which already closed 800 stores across the U.S. in February, has consumers angered by the terms and conditions of their going-out-of-business sales.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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That means the gold shipments from London go first to Switzerland, home of the world’s largest gold refineries, to be melted down and reformed into a smaller shape and then sent on to New York.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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On view at the gallery were three sculptures that look melted down amalgamations of iconic contemporary artists’ work like Yayoi Kusama and Anish Kapoor, as well as modern and pre-modern artists.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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On the flip side, this will allow AI to crack ciphers much faster.—
Chaim Mazal,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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And while Joan wasn't there to crack a joke or steal the spotlight, the 57-year-old bride made sure her mom was part of the celebration.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Drummond stops choking Mark and backs off slowly, then smashes the pistol from Lorne’s hand.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Our beaches are full of these pieces of plastic that end up choking our marine life and polluting our waterways.—
Steve Padilla,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This medication helps your body metabolize (break down) fat in the liver.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
16 Mar. 2025
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Bubba Cunningham, chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, will also join the broadcast for a live interview to break down the bracket.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The basketball-centric solution for the ACC would be a merger or alliance of some kind between the Big East and the ACC, which would be akin to a reassembling of the original Big East, which should never have been broken up to begin with.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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The band, which broke up in 2016, reunited two years ago to perform a series of concerts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Welcome back, welcome home Hundreds of fans decked out in Dodger blue crammed into Tokyo Haneda Airport’s arrival hall dreaming of pointing at and snapping a photo of the team or their favorite player.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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With their ninth consecutive victory and 19th win in the past 20 games, the Red Storm are looking to snap that streak when the NCAAs begin this week.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Here’s to Daniela Villegas’s funny fish; and Christina Alexiou’s snarling snake!—
Lynn Yaeger,
Vogue,
25 Mar. 2025
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That muscular electric motor’s torque is the real difference that makes this E-class a worthy AMG tuner car for those who value the benefits of exemplary performance but don’t need a snarling beast of a high-performance car.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Flip (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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