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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
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 Valles was again called into action in the 96th minute, tipping an Espi header from a corner over the bar to preserve a clean sheet and all three points for his side. Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 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 His handicapping merited attention and newsletter sales, but Steele soon tired of tipping his own hand to the oddsmakers in Vegas. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Not quite golden, not quite caramel, the shade occupies that sweet spot between the two, bringing warmth and dimension to blonde hair without tipping too yellow. Emma-Jade Stoddart, Glamour, 20 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
  • On the dashboard, radar whines – tilting higher in pitch the faster cars go.
    Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some Cardinals players were spotted in their dugout ahead of the game sporting crooked caps, and one player incorporated a slight hat-tilting motion into his post-hit celebration.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The lightweight cream disguises dark circles, redness, blemishes, and uneven tone, melting in seamlessly enough to blend across larger areas in place of foundation.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
  • This uneven wear on the underbelly of a sneaker is a big no-no — prompting wearers to rotate out their running shoes at rapid rates.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • From that restaurant Cardoso could look out the window and see sloping hills and Lucas’ Wagyu cows raised there on the farm.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In 1947, French fashion designer Christian Dior debuted a curvy, hourglass style that emphasized a full bust, cinched waist, and sloping hips.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 2 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Hang your porch swing crooked or prop scrap of wood across your windows to make it look boarded up.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026
  • An incoming generation, simply by their existence, dislodged a crooked anxiety that the new face of Asian America is Wasian.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Their support in the last election was strongest in areas with high Muslim populations, with party members attending demonstrations with Muslim Brotherhood-adjacent groups and Gaza protests organized by Islamist-leaning networks.
    Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Detroit automaker said the changes are meant to give customers more choice and help expand sales of key models, a strategy Ford has been leaning into under CEO Jim Farley.
    Michael Wayland, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Swanson, in his first game back from an oblique strain that cost him one month, finished 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, Winding Refn has continued down that path, making visually sumptuous and narratively oblique films (often with stars, or emerging stars) that increasingly feel like dream visions.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Tipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipping. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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