as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the retreat of the island's wildlife to higher ground was a tip-off that a tsunami was about to strike
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Recent Examples of tip (off)
Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Police said the operation was carried out based on a tip-off.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The team announced that Wembanyama would be able to play about an hour before tip-off.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Durant was ruled out about 90 minutes before tip-off.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The Lakers upgraded Reaves to available an hour before tip-off of Game 5, setting him up to return as the Lakers try to clinch the best-of-seven first-round playoff series and advance to the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Police said the operation was carried out based on a tip-off.
—Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
The team announced that Wembanyama would be able to play about an hour before tip-off.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Durant was ruled out about 90 minutes before tip-off.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the man who died after next of kin have been notified.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 May 2026
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The Hondius ship stopped at several remote locations before WHO was notified of the cluster of cases with severe acute respiratory illness among passengers and crew, so officials are working to track cases.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The researchers argue that the daily dataset has diagnostic potential, serving as an early warning system for economic cycles, a humanitarian planning tool, and a means of tracking ecological consequences as illuminated nights continue to change at an accelerating pace.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Ouija boards were enshrined in glass cases throughout the room; periodically, a small silver bell tolled without warning, moving as though on its own.—
Alex Barasch,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Verb
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In December, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, or DEEP, began holding meetings to inform the public of the possibility of building more nuclear reactors within the state, hoping to entice a town to host one.—
Krisztian Elcsics,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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As Jones informed Moore of the selection, the 6-foot-3, 198-pound outside corner made a bold proclamation to his new boss.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed into law in the wake of the Vietnam War, includes several provisions aimed at keeping the president's military powers somewhat in check and Congress apprised of the president's military actions.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The White House team is required to file a report apprising the court of the status of their compliance within 21 days after the date the order takes effect.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The pin positions were far more accessible than the previous two days, as McIlroy had predicted.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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That’s for our golf coverage team at Aronimink — Brendan Quinn, Gabby Herzig and Brody Miller — to predict.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Verb
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That’s slightly more than the 207,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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The Omega Block is forecast to persist through the weekend before conditions normalize next week.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Verb
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In the Bible the Antichrist is a figure prophesied to oppose Jesus Christ and substitute himself as a false savior before the Second Coming.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But Henry Wilshire’s agreement with the city presaged a long struggle to build the system’s central artery, the D Line, which runs east to west underneath the city, roughly along the path of Wilshire Boulevard.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Since 2022, Russia has dropped thousands of mines across the Black Sea, presaging Iran's Hormuz blockade by using underwater explosives to deter vessels from docking in Ukraine's Black Sea ports.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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