tipped (off)

past tense of tip (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped (off)
Verb
  • But the ransom plot fell apart when witnesses notified police, who apprehended the carjackers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • His name was not released because his family had not yet been notified.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Season-ticket holders were informed in an e-mail on Thursday.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The sentimental spirit informed the band’s relaxed, nostalgic set.
    Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Higher confidence in generative AI predicted less critical thinking about the output.
    Fernando Fainzilber, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • So far, though, there’s little sign of job displacement on the scale that the two tech barons predicted.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Shanahan balked at an Australian adventure when first apprised in February that the 49ers would be part of it.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy created and runs Sharktivity, a shark-sighting and resource app designed to keep beachgoers apprised of the sharks’ presence.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Soon after the conflict broke out, oil analysts had forecast prices surging to $150 to $200 a barrel on the back of the abrupt supply disruption.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Maximum sustained winds have decreased to around 65 mph with higher gusts, and gradual weakening is forecast during the next few days, according to the hurricane center.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2026.

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