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)
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Update: Clark is out Saturday due to a leg injury, the Fever announced before tip-off.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Here is a quick look at the current spreads on Wednesday night's games at BetMGM (odds are subject to change before tip-off):
Houston Rockets (-3.5) vs. Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers (-5.5) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
21+ and present in participating states.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The bureau also invites the public to provide anonymous tip-offs via its National Stolen Art File, a database containing thousands of missing paintings, sculptures and artifacts with cultural value, from candelabras to ceramics.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Game 3 will be played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday with a 3:30 p.m. ET tip-off.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Update: Clark is out Saturday due to a leg injury, the Fever announced before tip-off.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Here is a quick look at the current spreads on Wednesday night's games at BetMGM (odds are subject to change before tip-off):
Houston Rockets (-3.5) vs. Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers (-5.5) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
21+ and present in participating states.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
The bureau also invites the public to provide anonymous tip-offs via its National Stolen Art File, a database containing thousands of missing paintings, sculptures and artifacts with cultural value, from candelabras to ceramics.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tip (off)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces antitrust laws, had been investigating Celgene for years and in June of 2012 notified the company it was poised to take action.—
David Armstrong,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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Between November 2022 and June 2024, the CDC was notified of 12 separate cases of Legionnaires’ disease clustered around two separate cruise ships.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Police departments are issuing warnings and urging parents to talk with their kids about the potential dangers, while principals are sending letters home.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Several household-name toy companies have made the decision to raise their prices to absorb the new import taxes, with others issuing warnings that some toys may be absent from the shelves come holiday season.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Verb
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The film also stars Dave Bautista as Steve, the show’s producer who informs Shelly that her longtime gig is coming to an end.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Parents and teachers were not informed of that probe or her indictment on 19 charges in August 2024, and only discovered this information two months ago when local outlet WHYY broke the story.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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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
Verb
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Scientists predict that within the next 15 years this ice cap will disappear in summer for the first time in millennia, accelerating global warming.—
Alec Luhn,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
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The test predicted that my father’s risk of dying from the disease in the next five years was less than 5%.—
Luisel Ricks-Santi,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
Verb
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As noted in her report, global passenger volume was forecast to increase by 6.7 percent this year, compared with 2024, and surpass the 5 billion mark worldwide for the first time, according to the International Air Transport Association.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Only then can an aurora display be accurately forecast by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, but there's not much warning — just 30 minutes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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So Far The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time But nothing sums up their experience of this past year quite like Metamorphosis’ title track, a song where the band practically prophesied the next chapter of their career.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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O'Neill and Beausoleil both think Bugliosi's theory about Manson wanting a race war is bunk According to Bugliosi, Kay, and Helter Skelter's narrative, Manson used popular music and the Book of Revelations to prophesy a war between the Black and white races.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This unilateral order presaged a series of alarming power grabs in the following months—beginning with immigration.—
Kica Matos,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Now, though, an executive order signed by President Trump could presage legal challenges of pioneering California laws that overhauled school discipline by banning willful defiance suspensions for K-12 students.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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