tipped (off)

past tense of tip (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped (off)
Verb
  • While at the scene, they were notified by BART police that a third stabbing victim had been found near the Fruitvale station.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Local media reported that the executions took place in the notorious Qarnada military prison in the northeastern town of Shahat, and that their families were notified to receive their bodies from a hospital in the city of Benghazi.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Executions are carried out in secrecy in Japan, where prisoners are not informed of their fate until the morning of their hanging.
    CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That’s in addition to the earlier dismantling of USAID (which trained social mobilizers for surveillance and active case finding) and the withdrawal from the WHO (whose technical expertise informed laboratory strengthening and data systems).
    Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Wade predicted the McDonald’s expansion will spill into Florida.
    David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Before last season, when Pete was at Kentucky, a reporter told him that at least one media member had predicted the Wildcats to finish second-to-last in the 16-team SEC.
    Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • My editor has asked me to keep her apprised of my heart rate.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Jolley stressed the importance of keeping the Health and Human Services appropriations staff apprised of the agency's finances.
    Jillian Taylor, StateImpact, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Nvidia reported results that beat expectations, while forecasting revenue to grow 70% in fiscal 2028.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Nvidia doubled its revenue and profit year-over-year in its second quarter, and forecast sales in the current quarter that topped analyst estimates, as red-hot demand for its AI chips continues to bolster the company’s fortunes.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Big Brother, the surveillance state prophesied by George Orwell, has a new name — Flock.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Or, The Covenant, a group prophesied by the Elder Scrolls to end the Daedra Wars.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The prophecy of the film’s success was foretold when 70mm screening tickets for The Odyssey sold out quickly upon release one year before the movie was set to debut, according to The Los Angeles Times.
    Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
  • The decision also foretold a cultural and political shift, which then executive editor Lacey Donohue — now a senior vp at Hulu — recognized immediately.
    Frank DiGiacomo, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Their ’90s output handily presaged the logic of media like the shows that aired on Adult Swim, adapting the bounciness and surrealism of childhood stories to biting adult sensibilities.
    Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Years of turmoil presaged the takeover.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2026
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“Tipped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped%20%28off%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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