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Recent Examples of tippet
Understanding tippet weight and learning knots can be overwhelming.
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Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Line class, tippet class, and length records for Florida-strain fish will still be eligible for records in the largemouth bass category.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 June 2024
The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Ben Christensen hooked the 31.55-pound catfish while casting an olive-colored creek damsel fly on 12-pound tippet with a 4-weight rod in the Pedernales River.
—Pete Thomas, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
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Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Line class, tippet class, and length records for Florida-strain fish will still be eligible for records in the largemouth bass category.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 June 2024
The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Ben Christensen hooked the 31.55-pound catfish while casting an olive-colored creek damsel fly on 12-pound tippet with a 4-weight rod in the Pedernales River.
—Pete Thomas, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tippet
Noun
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Rather than betray alienation, her surviving correspondence—mostly to Cassandra—talks of fabrics, caps and pelisses (a type of woman’s cloak)—
Robert Garnett,
WSJ,
14 July 2017
Noun
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Charlene donned a white dress underneath a matching coat, along with a mantilla, a lace veil that is traditionally worn by women in the Catholic Church.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the Grimaldi clan were dressed in black, with the female family members covering their hair with a mantilla.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
28 Mar. 2026
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The soon-to-be bride and groom matched in white outfits, with Gibelli wearing a satin minidress and a sheer bridal cape.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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Other items include a live fish, a cape with the Statue of Liberty on it, a mannequin, handcuffs, and a dishwasher.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The resident Manta Trust team has catalogued 150 individual rays and uses the world's first underwater contactless ultrasound scanner to check on pregnant mantas, while the Olive Ridley Project leads turtle research across Laamu Atoll.—
Jonny Bierman,
Time,
12 Mar. 2026
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Watching a documentary about mantas, reef sharks, or this area is one thing.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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Another configuration is the poncho or cloak mode, which can be used around camp.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
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This time around, Woody has a red poncho and has visibly aged.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Noun
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The palatine tonsils are the ones seen at the back of the throat.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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During the Thirty Years’ War, military enterprisers included such figures as Ernst von Mansfeld, who raised an army for the elector palatine, and Albrecht von Wallenstein, who offered his services to Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman emperor.—
Allison Stanger,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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For her label Anissa Aida, designer Anissa Meddeb, who lives in the capital, makes gossamer silk blouses evoking the striped motif of handwoven fouta towels and voluminous coats inspired by the burnoose cloaks worn by Berbers.—
Sarah Khan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Feb. 2020
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On a rainy day men wore winter-weight burnooses with the large hoods drawn up—enigmatic Jedi-like figures in the medina's alleyways.—
Klara Glowczewska,
Town & Country,
30 Mar. 2015
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Wear it over jeans or a coat for a waist-defining moment; knotted over your shoulder as a capelet, or loose for undone elegance.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2026
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Alternatively, consider adding drama to your look with a capelet, a major trend among New York Fashion Week attendees.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Tippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippet. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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