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tipping

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verb

present participle of tip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tipping
Verb
Intent on tipping Brown, the rapper insisted that he be billed for something. Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 The Wildcats host the unbeaten Florida Gators on Saturday morning, tipping off what should be a rewarding slate of conference play. Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 The balance between Silicon Valley and Hollywood long has been tipping — in wealth, in social influence, even in fame. Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025 But tipping everyone in the guides that circulate around this time of year means adding a couple dozen people to your gift budget. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024 Inside our evolving tipping dilemma April 27, 2023 Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris followed up with a similar no-tax-on-tips promise — also at a rally in Nevada, a critical swing state. Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024 Letting all his flamboyant acting chops loose without ever tipping into hamminess, Hwang is dynamite as a monstrous character whose combination of charisma, swaggering arrogance and sewer rat cunning inspires equal measures of fear and fealty among co-conspirators. Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 What is the new etiquette for tipping? Malaka Gharib, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024 Instead, Buffalo receiver Mack Hollins recovered the kick by tipping the ball to himself before returning it 38 yards to the doorstep of the end zone. Andrew Greif, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipping
Adjective
  • The two men had worked together for years, selling everything from colon cleanses to get-rich-quick advice, before pivoting to crypto with uneven results.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • An even newer device, an electronic screener or balance board, measures foot movements as the patient tries to balance themselves on an uneven surface with their eyes open, and then closed.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Evans' latest film, Havoc, stars Tom Hardy as Walker, an unsavory fixer tasked with protecting the son of real estate tycoon Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) after the kid stumbles into a plot involving the Yakuza, crooked cops, and other assorted goons.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Rooker plays Steve, a crooked detective with a ruthless streak who holds the key to Hammer’s only weakness.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Brands are leaning into innovation, heritage, and exclusivity, creating excitement among collectors and enthusiasts.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Conservatives have complained for years that platforms like Facebook and YouTube disproportionately censor right-leaning viewpoints.
    David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Brantly, who is going on the injured list, had been promoted two weeks ago to replace starting catcher Nick Fortes, who was placed on the injured list April 10 with a left oblique strain.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Second baseman Jeff McNeil (oblique strain) will play back-to-back games in Binghamton this weekend, and the team will evaluate his status Monday.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025

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“Tipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipping. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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