flipping
Example Sentences
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She wedges garbage cans into corners to prevent flipping, and warns her guests not to leave their coats within Stella’s reach.
My mind scrambled for something, anything, and I found myself flipping through every historical event and Glitch mission I could think of like an old-fashioned Rolodex, searching for something that could save us.
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The biggest “oil-market nightmare” would be Iran “flipping the Strait of Hormuz switch,” he told MarketWatch — disrupting maritime passage through the narrow chokepoint, which carries 20% of the world’s global crude.
From MarketWatch
The biggest “oil-market nightmare” would be Iran “flipping the Strait of Hormuz switch,” he told MarketWatch — disrupting maritime passage through the narrow chokepoint, which carries 20% of the world’s global crude.
From MarketWatch
In Auburn’s circles, spirits began performing all kinds of miracles, from flipping hats and playing the harp to suggesting appropriate medicines for sick relatives.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.