as in to flip
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner
Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books
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Recent Examples of riffle
Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
Two Guns spread through madly riffling brush, the path crunching under my hiking boots going uphill.
—Chris Malloy, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2020
Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
Beneath our breathy hollers, a river runs dark, sprays of pebble -leaping riffles instantly aloft: Corona crowns the south: Hole edged with brimming sprays of light!
—Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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Verb
Keep reading to check out more weekend deals, or head straight to Amazon to riffle through everything else that's on sale right now.
—Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
Two Guns spread through madly riffling brush, the path crunching under my hiking boots going uphill.
—Chris Malloy, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 June 2020
Noun
Why: Rainbows spawn in the spring as soon as the water temperature breaks 40 degrees, often making redds in the riffles above pools.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
Beneath our breathy hollers, a river runs dark, sprays of pebble -leaping riffles instantly aloft: Corona crowns the south: Hole edged with brimming sprays of light!
—Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riffle
Verb
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West flipped the website after the advertisement aired and replaced its previous content with just one item: The swastika T-shirt that was on sale for $20 each.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Inside, the aesthetic is flipped: Black walls, dark wood floors and a black marble bar set the tone, while a projection screen in the main lounge area shows photos of Nigerian superstar and recent EMPIRE signee Tiwa Savage, who is in town finishing her new album.—
Dan Rys,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Does the little surge of Trump dances across sports represent a wave, or at least a wavelet, of athletes declaring their allegiances for the President-elect?—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2024
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And importantly, the agency says, despite these wavelets of illness, severe outcomes like hospitalizations and deaths have been dropping since 2020 and 2021.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2024
Verb
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
Noun
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From lightweight leave-ins to deep conditioners, the right products can get past those stubborn cuticles, leaving your curls soft, shiny, and nourished.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Allure,
18 Feb. 2025
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Her blonde hair was treated to big curls by Evanie Frausto while Carolina Gonzalez gave her blush heavy glam.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many thumbed their noses at the prospect of forgoing their advice and consent role, even for the president of their own party.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
15 Feb. 2025
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Defying the law would bring no real legal consequences for the people involved—which is why the Trump administration is already thumbing its nose at court orders.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Hudson’s stately bearing belied his roots as a rock ’n’ roller.—
Randall Roberts,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Use a lint roller: Not just for laundry, a lint roller can remove piles of pet hair in the blink of an eye.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Add to that, an impeccable manicure skimming the table for a soft touch.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Whisk in the cream and juices; skim the foam off the top.—
Tribune News Service,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse.—
Paul Greenberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Dec. 2022
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The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach.—
Scott Harrison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Sep. 2019
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“Riffle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffle. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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