as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea
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Recent Examples of tipped
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The chart below highlights minimum wages in 2024 and 2025, including tipped wages, their most recent increases, and the factors driving these changes.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The betting line has more than doubled as the scales have tipped to more Hokies than Gophers players expected to be out.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Finnish officials discovered the food after Swedish customs officials tipped them off to a cargo shipment and abnormalities in customs documents.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The Herald was also tipped off about letters that had been sent to Fernandez Rundle concerning new allegations against Kamlet that were also inexplicably not part of his case file.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
The Noughties trend has tipped from the odd kitsch diamante halter top or ironic Juicy Couture re-wear into a full-on revival—but with iPhones instead of Razrs.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
While many local governments are leading the way with higher minimum wages, tipped workers still often earn less than the regular wage, the think tank notes.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The chart below highlights minimum wages in 2024 and 2025, including tipped wages, their most recent increases, and the factors driving these changes.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The betting line has more than doubled as the scales have tipped to more Hokies than Gophers players expected to be out.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Finnish officials discovered the food after Swedish customs officials tipped them off to a cargo shipment and abnormalities in customs documents.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The Herald was also tipped off about letters that had been sent to Fernandez Rundle concerning new allegations against Kamlet that were also inexplicably not part of his case file.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
The Noughties trend has tipped from the odd kitsch diamante halter top or ironic Juicy Couture re-wear into a full-on revival—but with iPhones instead of Razrs.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped
Adjective
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Ahn and Schamus seek to answer that question with the knowledge that acceptance brings pointed complications of its own.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Rogen’s pointed remarks made a big impression during the ceremony, with one attendee telling Deadline late last week that many in the room were wondering whether the jabs would be cut from the telecast, whose release was delayed by a week.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a time when Black men were often boxed into stereotypes of toughness and stoicism, Wally leaned into warmth.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the jail was at the center of public discussions leading up to the vote, and both supporters and opponents leaned heavily on that in urging voters to cast ballots for or against the tax measure.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Floating vanity mirrors are angled to reflect the hillside beyond.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The evidence against Mayers was sparse, mainly consisting of a few indistinct and inconveniently angled surveillance videos.—
Julian Sancton,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Tipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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