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)
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
No tip-off times, channels, score updates, nothing on TBS, TNT, TruTV, or CBS that even hinted at the fact that the women’s tournament was going on simultaneously with the men’s games.
—Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
But last week the Sheriff’s Office of Brewster County posted a request for information about Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès on its Facebook page, following a tip-off from an investigative news team that he had been seen in the south of the county in 2020, accompanied by a black Labrador.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
How To Activate This DraftKings Offer Getting in on the action ahead of tip-off is a breeze.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The B’s-Sabres Game 2 will start 30 minutes after the Celts-Sixers Game 2 tip-off and potential Game 5s for each series could also go head-to-head against each other.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
No tip-off times, channels, score updates, nothing on TBS, TNT, TruTV, or CBS that even hinted at the fact that the women’s tournament was going on simultaneously with the men’s games.
—Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
But last week the Sheriff’s Office of Brewster County posted a request for information about Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès on its Facebook page, following a tip-off from an investigative news team that he had been seen in the south of the county in 2020, accompanied by a black Labrador.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
How To Activate This DraftKings Offer Getting in on the action ahead of tip-off is a breeze.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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According to Simpkins, the attorney for the BOE, the department will immediately implement several changes in response to the results of the audit — including clarifying the process for an appeal and notifying taxpayers of their rights and deadlines in a timely manner.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2026
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The official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said Allen's brother notified the police of the document.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company’s defense that the EPA doesn’t require a cancer-warning label for Roundup doesn’t cut it with them.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Amid chaotic scenes of masked immigration agents roaming neighborhood streets as protesters blew warning whistles, the operation led to two shootings by agents, including the fatal shooting in Franklin Park of Silverio Villegas Gonzalez in September.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Heorhii Tykhyi, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, said Kyiv had informed Israeli authorities about the vessels in advance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Luckily, the hunters brought the deer to a butcher who then informed EnCon police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed into law in the wake of the Vietnam War, includes several provisions aimed at keeping the president's military powers somewhat in check and Congress apprised of the president's military actions.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The White House team is required to file a report apprising the court of the status of their compliance within 21 days after the date the order takes effect.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Avs have not blown the doors off this team like many pundits predicted, given the chasm between the two clubs in the final NHL standings.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The low-pressure system was predicted to pass through Kern County and into the Los Angeles area in the afternoon, eventually making its way south to Orange County and the Inland Empire.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Analysts had forecast per-share earnings of 73 cents.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Above-normal fire activity is forecast to expand from the Plains to the Four Corners states into Northern California and parts of Oregon, Washington and Idaho from May through July, according to an outlook from the fire center.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 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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But a lack of accountability presages failure for California’s big reform.—
Rachel Canter,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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As for Cipriani, a hidden history of run-ins with power players seems to have presaged this Shell game.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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