flip-flop
noun
1
: the sound or motion of something flapping loosely
2
a
: a backward handspring
b
: a sudden reversal (as of policy or strategy)
3
: a usually electronic device or a circuit (as in a computer) capable of assuming either of two stable states
4
: a rubber sandal loosely fastened to the foot by a thong
flip-flop
intransitive verb
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Examples of flip-flop in a Sentence
the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs
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Martinez might’ve wanted to distract from his flip-flop, or to court his party’s religious right base.
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Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Permanent daylight saving time has failed before The U.S. has had a flip-flopping relationship with seasonal time changes.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Kris Holt Wondering what a strip on a flip-flop is?
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Even though voter preferences are flip-flopped, what tribal members identified as key issues were mostly the same: the cost of living and the economy, water rights and tribal sovereignty.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Permanent daylight saving time has failed before The U.S. has had a flip-flopping relationship with seasonal time changes.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Kris Holt Wondering what a strip on a flip-flop is?
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Even though voter preferences are flip-flopped, what tribal members identified as key issues were mostly the same: the cost of living and the economy, water rights and tribal sovereignty.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Flip-flop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip-flop. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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