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)
Time, 22 May 2025
Five hours before tip-off, staffers are double-checking reservations and feverishly cleaning while bartenders restock with mixers and supplies.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 21 May 2025
Hours before tip-off, word spread that Gordon was doubtful to play and that this injury would take weeks to recover from.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Brown hits Wednesday’s tip-off with gnarly 37.7/22.6/70.8 shooting splits.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Noun
South African security police received a tip-off from the CIA, leading to Mandela’s arrest and 27-year imprisonment.
—Time, 22 May 2025
Five hours before tip-off, staffers are double-checking reservations and feverishly cleaning while bartenders restock with mixers and supplies.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 21 May 2025
Hours before tip-off, word spread that Gordon was doubtful to play and that this injury would take weeks to recover from.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Brown hits Wednesday’s tip-off with gnarly 37.7/22.6/70.8 shooting splits.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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The 47-year-old Dawson’s Creek actor filed a request for an emergency custody order modification, accusing Turner-Smith of enrolling Juno in a school without notifying him.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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Recently, the Trump administration formally notified Congress of its plans to reorganize the State Department.—
Olivia Enos,
National Review,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The slugger scorched a fastball that looked to go over the right-field wall, but Josh Lowe was there to catch the ball on the warning track.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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The warning was issued Friday at 4:32 p.m., and the last update regarding this incident was released on Friday at 4:34 p.m.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
Verb
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Nobody informed Cristian’s family what was happening.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
10 June 2025
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Different experiences inform a more complete understanding of the problem and potential solutions.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Be a visible change leader and steadying force, keeping employees regularly apprised.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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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
Verb
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Clean energy installations, including solar, will continue, if more slowly than previously predicted.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Prices could further spike, however, if Iran targets Saudi Arabia’s oil supplies or creates shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which almost 25% of total global oil consumption flows, with some experts predicting $100 oil per barrel.—
Mathias Hammer,
semafor.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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At this pace, nonalcoholic beer is forecast to surpass ale as the second-largest beer category by volume worldwide this year, behind only lagers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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This year’s annual report from the IFA forecasts that franchise GDP will keep increasing, with franchising growing faster than the broader U.S. economy, which the Congressional Budget Office projects will grow 1.9%.—
Patrick Galleher,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Wright’s childhood nursery was decorated with engravings of English cathedrals In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development.—
Carrie Hojnicki,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
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Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and other tech barons like to prophesy a future in which AI cures cancer and makes everyone prosperous.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The eurozone, for example, has made little progress in recent years toward greater economic and financial integration, and its core economies have taken a populist, rightward turn, presaging political instability.—
ESWAR PRASAD,
Foreign Affairs,
23 May 2025
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The mixed messaging would presage his style as a pontiff whose doctrinal conservatism would blend with increasingly progressive public statements.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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