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verb

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as in to notify

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noun

ˈtip-ˌȯf How to pronounce tip-off (audio)
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)
Noun
Game 3 ticket prices ranged from $5,200-$329,000 on StubHub hours before tip-off. — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 8 June 2026 It’s been one week and some change since the WNBA tip-off, and a lot has already happened. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tip (off)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
  1. notify
  2. warning
  3. inform
  4. apprise
  5. predict
  6. forecast
  7. prophesy
  8. presage
Verb
  • Waymo’s support team is automatically notified if the vehicle crashes, and a roadside assistance representative will come to the collision site to assess the situation in person.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • The drone threat has also driven other innovations, like notifying civilians of incoming drones via a city-wide warning app.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of notify
Noun
  • Understanding the gravity of a red flag warning and adhering to these precautions is paramount in averting wildfires during these perilous conditions.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • An evacuation warning means a potential threat to life and/or property, and those who require time to evacuate were urged to leave ahead of any mandatory evacuation order.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of warning
Verb
  • In addition,18 employees who had been placed in the 2026 fiscal year layoff prevention pool will be informed that their stay in that pool has expired, the district said.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Prioritize safety, stay impeccably informed, and assume responsibility to shield lives and property.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of inform
Verb
  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances.
    — Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026
Definition of apprise
Verb
  • Dreessen predicts the smoke will lessen by the time thunderstorms roll through, lowering the chance of dirty rain.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
  • The forecast for Sunday in East Rutherford predicts clear skies and temperatures at a moderate 80 degrees.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of predict
Verb
  • Temperatures are forecast to be 10 to 17 degrees above normal, prompting heat advisories for most of the Los Angeles area, outside of coastal areas, said Mike Wofford, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Each morning on Cuban state TV, a presenter who clearly has the worst job on the island, is tasked with forecasting the daily power deficit in the same way the local news in other countries reports the weather or traffic.
    — Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of forecast
Verb
  • Members might be led by the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues or prophesy, for example, or to dance during worship.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of prophesy
Verb
  • Yet the book is also about the disappearance of time and places, with summer’s end presaging more permanent losses.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Years of turmoil presaged the takeover.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
Definition of presage

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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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