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as in advice
a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert
got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge
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as in dividend
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
a customer who always gives his paper carrier a very generous tip at Christmastime
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as in landfill
chiefly British
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea
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Recent Examples of tip
Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The newspaper is also soliciting tips from the public about ICE's whereabouts.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tuesday’s results saw Democrats win governorships in Virginia (Abigail Spanberger) and New Jersey (Mikie Sherrill) and Zohran Mamdani elected as mayor of New York City and California pass a redistricting proposition that could further tip the state’s congressional delegation to Democrats.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
What are your top tips for staying sexy?
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The newspaper is also soliciting tips from the public about ICE's whereabouts.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Federal prosecutors alleged that Jones knew star LeBron James would not play due to a lower body injury and tipped off someone identified as Co-Conspirator 9 ahead of the official injury report.
—ABC News, 6 Nov. 2025
Tuesday’s results saw Democrats win governorships in Virginia (Abigail Spanberger) and New Jersey (Mikie Sherrill) and Zohran Mamdani elected as mayor of New York City and California pass a redistricting proposition that could further tip the state’s congressional delegation to Democrats.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
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Verb
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That’s especially true of the Princeton museum, a jangling grid of gray concrete boxes set into the sloping campus.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Nov. 2025
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Out back, the car’s roofline sloped towards the tail at a shallower angle than ever, almost giving the big car a fastback look.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Democrats tilted five seats their way in California.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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It was also tilted with respect to the plane of the galaxy.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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