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tipping

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verb

present participle of tip

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tipping
Adjective
It’s crafted of sturdy wood and comes with anti-tipping hardware and soft-close hinges. — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 These policies cost 1% to 2% of your piece’s value per year, and many of CNBC Select’s top jewelry insurance policies can also pay for routine maintenance like prong re-tipping, bent prongs and stone tightening in addition to coverage for loss or damage. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025 Some tipping elements, such as the East Antarctic ice sheet, aren’t in immediate danger. — Alexandra A Phillips, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2025 Two of Luzardo’s worst starts post-tipping — against the Red Sox on July 23 and the Reds on July 4 — produced a combined eight walks. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
The rise of tipping prompts Unlike the US, tipping in France has never been considered an obligation, as servers are paid minimum wage. — CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026 Mara is a better passer and more skilled around the bucket, but like Mara, Suigo has soft hands and can play volleyball around the basket, tipping balls to himself. — Cj Moore, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Yarmosky, meanwhile, coordinated with Holmes in a low-key way, avoiding tipping into a too twinsy territory. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 That sense of scarcity had to feel real for Louise Seylan’s presence to actually matter, without tipping into a grim realism that would have thrown the show off balance. — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 Srinivasan said Americans are happy to tip at restaurants, hair salons and other traditional venues, but tipping outside of that? — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 One pool caters squarely to families with younger kids, anchored by a colorful splash park with pint-sized slides, tipping buckets, fountains, and a shallow wading area for toddlers. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 The AfD member of parliament from Berlin sees the scales tipping – and the firewall is helping, in a way. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026 Production was kept under wraps entirely; Cohen reportedly showed up in character at Wimbledon this year without tipping off the film’s existence. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipping
Adjective
  • The tilted surfaces were mostly chosen to mimic raindrops in the real world.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • But analysts say risks to oil prices remain tilted to the upside.
    — , CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Technological dominance has been tilting toward Moscow of late, exposing Ukraine’s vulnerability to Russia’s relentlessly modernizing war machine.
    — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Hollywood’s center of gravity is increasingly tilting to the East Coast.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Rising case rates in women under 50, new federal rules on breast density notification and the uneven rollout of 3D mammography are reshaping when and how women get screened.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Grass, uneven ground, tiny puddles, and random objects can become major obstacles when the machine is barely taller than them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Any normal mattress would’ve been an improvement over our current one, a sub-$300 queen-size nightmare of sloping sides and too-springy springs.
    — Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The brush was flattened and rivulets of water ran back toward the sound, which was now miraculously some 100 yards away down a sloping bank.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Others convicted in relation to the robbery included Brian Reader, a career criminal who was involved in other high-profile robberies before and after Brink’s-Mat, crooked solicitor Michael Relton, and McAvoy’s wife, Kathleen.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the crooked finger stays, and so does the jumper that comes with it.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Scott Olson | Getty Images McDonald's is hoping to rule the roost by leaning into chicken and drinks.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lately, Chavarria says he’s been leaning toward bolder, harder looks, a change from the past focus on joy and softness.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • At best, the invitation to become a white-leader draws an oblique link between white paint and the discourse of racial discrimination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Reaves missed those games — and his shot at his first All-NBA and All-Star selections — because of right groin soreness in November, a left calf strain in December and January, and a left oblique strain in April.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Tipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipping. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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