flipper
Example Sentences
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While foreclosure filings of distressed properties—the kind flippers look for—were up 17% in the third quarter of 2025 versus the same time last year, these investors continue to face major challenges.
They raise part of their bodies above the water, open their mouths and move their front flippers in an excited pattern.
From Science Daily
The creature had a small head and long flippers and a large, streamlined shell.
From Literature
Otter flipper tags are designed to last an animal’s lifespan, but research shows they don’t always last so long.
From Los Angeles Times
Earlier in 2024, Essex County Council stressed it did not provide swimming equipment after a sign suggesting it would hand out flippers, masks and snorkels appeared at an underpass near the city centre.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
