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)
Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Caitlin Clark was scratched an hour before tip-off a few days ago because of a bad back.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Friday's news includes Tennessee redistricting and the tip-off of the 2026 WNBA season.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2026
More coverage to come this week ahead of WNBA season tip-off.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 3 May 2026
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Noun
But a single reference to modern technology might be the only obvious tip-off to newbies that this isn’t strictly a 1940s text.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Caitlin Clark was scratched an hour before tip-off a few days ago because of a bad back.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Friday's news includes Tennessee redistricting and the tip-off of the 2026 WNBA season.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 May 2026
More coverage to come this week ahead of WNBA season tip-off.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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Authorities said advances in DNA technology and genealogical research ultimately allowed investigators to identify Bradley and notify her family nearly 26 years after her death.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Police were notified of six other shooting victims who were taken to area hospitals in private vehicles.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
Noun
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The warning was for Davidson County.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Iran issued several warnings about its influence over oil trade.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Later Tuesday, Loboa sent an email to the DU community informing them about the academic realignment, a message that listed data and documents used to make the restructuring decisions.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Employees who work at the New Labor Agency Building, at O and 9th streets, were also sent memos informing them that the building does not have sufficient space to accommodate all employees in offices four days a week.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Blogs run by traditional media organizations, such as ABC or The Washington Post, may utilize a live blog to keep the audience apprised of the facts of the event while a nontraditional news organization, such as Politico or Daily Kos, may focus more on real-time analysis of those facts.—
Jeremy Saks,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Multiple 49ers, however, frowned during February’s Pro Bowl preparations when apprised of the 49ers’ potential Australia and Mexico trips.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Nobody would have predicted the historic 4-1 dismantling of a respected Paraguay team that had beaten Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay in the World Cup qualifying round.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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Enhanced risk is a level 3 out of 5 on the scale for predicting storms.—
Kendrick Calfee
June 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The National Hurricane Center is giving the system a 10% chance of development over the next two to seven days as environmental conditions are forecast to be only marginally conducive for development before the system moves inland over easter Mexico late Saturday or Sunday.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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In California's Bay Area, a heat advisory is in effect Thursday in San Jose, Oakland and Freemont, with temperatures forecast to hit 103 degrees.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
11 June 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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Hutchinson also described a family history of mental health struggles that presaged his own decline at UC Davis in the months before the killings.—
Darrell Smith
May 28,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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Andy Cohen was lost to the wormhole, presaging more losses to come.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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