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flipper

[flip-er] / ˈflɪp ər /


NOUN
extremity
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STRONG
NOUN
fin
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The three-bedroom, one-bath home was dilapidated before an out-of-state house flipper fixed it up, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

One ex-house flipper said he’d experimented with 50 AI-generated business ideas before landing on one he liked.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

This one, a 200-plus-pounder named Meatloaf, similarly suffered a flipper injury.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

She has been recovering for three months since her first surgery to save her flipper and has shown promising improvement, though her journey is far from over.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

The film kept talking about growth spurts and acne problems caused by working in the forges, and proper flipper hygiene, and finally it was over.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

Buoys and flippers still littered the ground along the fence, while others floated in the water.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

If customers sell those SpaceX shares within 15 days of the IPO, they will be flagged as flippers.

From MarketWatch Jun. 11, 2026

A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

This limited supply drives up prices and makes it harder for flippers to find properties they can renovate and resell for quick and healthy profits.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

Now and again, in the intervals between songs, the whales have been seen to breach, leaping clear out of the sea and landing on their backs, awash in the turbulence of their beating flippers.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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