tipped (off)

Definition of tipped (off)next
past tense of tip (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped (off)
Verb
  • The school received additional information in May 2024 and filed a ChildLine report with the state, but a criminal investigation began only after parents notified law enforcement, according to an investigation by the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The complaint adds that a tipster notified federal investigators about the scheme in January 2024.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But White, who went on to be listed as a co-author of the study, told KFF Health News that parents should have been informed that the risks included metabolic acidosis and NEC.
    David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The news of his death was confirmed in a Facebook post shared by his colleague, friend and fellow animator Paul Dini, who was informed of Caldwell’s death by Dan Haskett, an animator and art director.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman won in the supporting category, as Peter had predicted.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Tim Brinkhof The Past In 1909, a best-selling book predicted WWI would never happen.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rubio, however, has argued the administration has kept congressional leaders apprised.
    Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Last month, the DOJ convened a call with the states to discuss the agreement, though states weren’t apprised of details.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But Ikea forecasts even faster expansion, expecting the market to hit $48 billion by 2030 — momentum the company is keen to capture.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Temperatures were forecast to linger around 30 or 40 degrees above average in a number of southwestern and Central states, continuing a trend that began earlier in the week as a massive heat wave expands further into the western two-thirds of the country, said CBS News meteorologist Nikki Nolan.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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, 20 Feb. 2026
  • People were told that artificial intelligence was the final asteroid in the extinction event prophesied by Trevor Horn, and further told that generative models and algorithmic composition would democratize creation until value ceased to exist.
    William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Their four-volume distillation of all aspects of the Pittsburgh economy foretold the decline the region would face due to the shifting economic geography of the steel industry and Pittsburgh’s extreme lack of industrial diversification – things local leaders commonly saw as strengths.
    Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Leading up to the release of the financial results, other figures foretold the company’s weak performance.
    Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • His first bitter taste of the majors presaged many more setbacks to come.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Yet the demands of modernity produced some humane outcomes that also presaged the future.
    Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Tipped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped%20%28off%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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