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)
Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
The winners will face each other in the championship game scheduled for Monday, April 7 with tip-off at 7:50 p.m. (ET).
—Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The less than a minute long tribute video the Heat played before the game also featured booing from the sprinkling of South Floridians that actually showed up before tip-off.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
To celebrate, Ore Ida is giving away free tater tots nationwide during the game, from tip-off to final buzzer, which is approximately four hours.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This week will be a bit different, not to mention unavoidable as storylines are sure to be exhausted by tip-off time.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
The winners will face each other in the championship game scheduled for Monday, April 7 with tip-off at 7:50 p.m. (ET).
—Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The less than a minute long tribute video the Heat played before the game also featured booing from the sprinkling of South Floridians that actually showed up before tip-off.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
To celebrate, Ore Ida is giving away free tater tots nationwide during the game, from tip-off to final buzzer, which is approximately four hours.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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It was misplaced, but U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had already notified her that a replacement card was on its way.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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Camden officials notified the Springdale Police Department that two men wanted in connection with the investigation were residing within the Springdale city limits, according to a Springdale Police Department news release issued Monday.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, extreme fire weather conditions will take place in the Southwest on Sunday, with red flag warnings in effect for parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sunday’s gale warning is in effect until Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Its measurements of ocean salinity and temperatures inform Navy operations, according to the Council on Strategic Risks, a nonpartisan security policy institute in Washington.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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Becky, having seen Darlene and Chad together at the bar, informs Ben about Chad.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In diplomatic talks, Modi also apprised Saudi and other Gulf leaders of Pakistan's role in fostering terrorism, seeking broader support against such extremism, according India's Ministry of External Affairs.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping on several news programs and doing interviews to share updates in real time.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts heat will be in full force by July, with much of the nation sweltering with above- to high-above-average temperatures.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Google is predicting a spike in search volumes this month for terms related to the recession that came to define the late 2000s.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Chipotle, like other restaurants and fast-food chains that rely on supplies from Mexico, also forecast tepid annual comparable sales growth, bracing for a hit from inflation.—
Ananya Mariam Rajesh,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Google's legal team will forecast a world in which Chrome has become less secure without Google's involvement, the Chromium project has crumbled, and browser choice has cratered.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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According to Simpsons scribe Mike Scully, there wasn’t any deliberate prophesying going on in the writers room back then.—
Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2025
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Ministers, priests, and laypeople embraced this reinvention, as popular practices such as healings, prophesying, speaking in tongues, and performing miracles became hallmarks of a new era of Catholicism.—
Chayenne Polimédio,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2019
Verb
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Adrian Day Global Analyst A change in the monetary system presages a commodity bull market.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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And Abbott argued that Crockett’s remarks presaged future Democratic defeats.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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