tip-offs

plural of tip-off
as in warnings
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-offs Very few English clubs did in those days; even most of the bigger sides relied primarily on agent tip-offs or media coverage to alert them to exciting talents elsewhere in Europe. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Her exact shoes were the Ugg Coquette Slippers — the chestnut color and lugged soles are typical tip-offs of the brand. Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 Expect those to be flexed to big-boy CBS or Fox with late-morning or early-afternoon tip-offs ahead of NFL games. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 Her exact shoes were the Ugg Coquette Slippers — the chestnut color and lugged soles are typical tip-offs of the brand. Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip-offs
Noun
  • Unfortunately the tourists who feature in Antal’s video failed to heed those warnings, much to his obvious frustration.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Duffy did not cite specific intelligence, but his remarks echoed broader administration warnings about potential unrest tied to the protests this Saturday.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As early as 2014, scientists had discovered signs of sea star wasting disease in at least twenty species across the Pacific coast.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But there are signs that people are eating slightly fewer of these foods.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Tip-offs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip-offs. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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