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Recent Examples of tippet
Line class, tippet class, and length records for Florida-strain fish will still be eligible for records in the largemouth bass category.
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Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 June 2024
The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Simply slide the notched cylinder down the tippet to the fly and twist your wrist, freeing the hook.
—Greg Thomas, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
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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Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 June 2024
The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Simply slide the notched cylinder down the tippet to the fly and twist your wrist, freeing the hook.
—Greg Thomas, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
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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Queen Camilla’s monochrome attire and choice of mantilla fall under papal protocol, requiring women who meet with the pope to wear black and a veil, symbolizing respect and modesty.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Camilla, 78, followed tradition with her black ensemble, wearing a silk dress by Fiona Clare and a mantilla by Philip Treacy.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The beading alone on the empire waist dress took over 600 man hours to make, and featured cute cape sleeves and a daring low back.—
Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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Queen Latifah wore a red strapless gown accompanied by a sheer layered cape, while Kaia Gerber kept it classic with a red silhouette gown that featured a high cutout.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement That breakthrough set the tone for the rest of the conference, paving the way for several major victories that followed, including Appendix I listings for whale sharks, as well as manta and devil rays.—
Juan Carlos Navarro,
Time,
2 Feb. 2026
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The whale shark, one of only three filter-feeding sharks and the largest fish in the ocean, and the manta and devil rays have joined the list that offers the strictest restrictions on trade, called Appendix I. Whale sharks are at risk from overfishing as well as being struck by ships.—
Gareth J. Fraser,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 2025
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Pack a poncho or raincoat and bring layers to prepare for unpredictable Texas weather.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
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For example, this travel wrap, with more than 8,300 five-star ratings, functions as a cardigan, poncho, cape, and shawl.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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