flipped (out)

past tense of flip (out), slang

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Verb
  • There’s massive regulatory pressure to adopt renewables and upgrade the grid, but pilot programs and new initiatives often get snarled in lengthy approval and permitting processes.
    Steve Smith, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare suffered a massive ransomware attack, which leaked info on over 100 million people and snarled healthcare for weeks despite a $22 million payment to the attackers.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There was a lot of love in that room, and I was all choked-up — a proud sister moment.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The trial over the death of Jordan Neely—which made Daniel Penny, the man who choked him, a right-wing cause célèbre—became a flash point in the debate over crime and vigilantism in big cities.
    Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Flipped (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipped%20%28out%29. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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