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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The former Republican majority leader has angered some of Trump's supporters for votes and views that conflict with the president's.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025 -
Further confusing and angering fans has been the way the team has seemingly taken shots at Dončić's work ethic and conditioning.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the Chiefs melted down during a key stretch late in the first half and lost 40-22 to the Eagles.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the focus will be trying to harness his energy and keep him from melting down.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Cooling completely in a closed oven will prevent it from cracking too much.—
Martin Sorge,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Men and women, cats and dogs, electrical outlets and bathtubs: each detail cracks me up.—
Roz Chast,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Lenin, a 1988 faux Fabergé egg choking on its rhinestones.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Per the incident report, Levin’s family members were right upstairs while he was being beaten and choked in the basement.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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But in this study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, Bartolo and his team were able to break down the physics of the crowd's fluctuations.—
Jordan-Marie Smith,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2025
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Noem’s statement, published in the Federal Register on Saturday, doesn’t break down categories of Venezuelans whose TPS will end on April 7.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Teen romances Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between (2022) Before heading off to college, high school seniors Clara (Talia Ryder) and Aidan (Jordan Fisher) make a pact to amicably break up.—
Shannon Carlin,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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There is an option to break up the Documentary shorts into two parts.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Tomasino’s goal snapped a five-game drought on the power play for the Penguins, who were sixth in the NHL with a 25 percent efficiency before games Friday.—
Rob Rossi,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Amanda Lepore and Cole Escola were seated at a banquette and swapping beauty notes as Evan Ross Katz and Alexander Fury snapped pictures of the duo.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
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The black bear slumped headfirst down and out of the tree and hit limply among the snarling dogs.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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The raging wildfires have forced other event postponements, and snarled film and television productions.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2025
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