tipped (off)

Definition of tipped (off)next
past tense of tip (off)
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Verb
  • Morey was then notified in a meeting.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 13 May 2026
  • The public was notified of an opening and applications to fill the vacancy were accepted from March 23 to April 17.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • If there are family members living with her or close by, they should be informed about what happened.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
  • Shamsid-Deen initially sought to impose a 90-day jail term, but prosecutor Jonah Karls informed him that the sentence exceeded his legal authority, something the judge appeared unaware of.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Afternoons are predicted to have the worst traffic for the three-day weekend.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Beran predicted Beijing would limit media access to avoid any off-script remarks being widely reported.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed into law in the wake of the Vietnam War, includes several provisions aimed at keeping the president's military powers somewhat in check and Congress apprised of the president's military actions.
    John Parkinson, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Since the union authorized a strike, its leadership will take the motion to leadership at the USW’s Pittsburgh headquarters, though negotiators have kept Pittsburgh apprised since negotiations began, Beck said.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That’s slightly more than the 207,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast.
    Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • The Omega Block is forecast to persist through the weekend before conditions normalize next week.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • In the Bible the Antichrist is a figure prophesied to oppose Jesus Christ and substitute himself as a false savior before the Second Coming.
    Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • The origin of its logo foretold the company's future role in creating many recognizable brands.
    Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But Henry Wilshire’s agreement with the city presaged a long struggle to build the system’s central artery, the D Line, which runs east to west underneath the city, roughly along the path of Wilshire Boulevard.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • As for Cipriani, a hidden history of run-ins with power players seems to have presaged this Shell game.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Tipped (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped%20%28off%29. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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