tipping (off)

present participle of tip (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipping (off)
Verb
  • LLMs cannot reliably tell the difference between information they are meant to read and instructions they are meant to follow, which means an AI can follow hidden commands without notifying the user.
    Arthur Azizov, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Chick-fil-A is notifying customers in North Carolina and eight other states that a cyberattack in June may have exposed personal information tied to their loyalty accounts.
    Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • So reasoning traces, the very things that supposedly distinguish LRMs from the mere next-word-predicting LLMs, are not necessarily either meaningful or causal to a model’s … reasoning?
    John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 31 July 2026
  • Romo’s acumen for predicting game play drew notice almost immediately, and lent new polish to a broadcast that has been around since the days of Brent Musburger and Pat Summerall.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Buc-ee's claimed that the unauthorized use of its trademarks, including a smiling animal mascot, were benefitting the Missouri convenience store at Buc-ee's expense, while falsely informing consumers that the two businesses are related.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Yet on July 22, as federal firefighters were on high alert as dozens of wildfires were spreading across multiple states, Schulz sent an email to Forest Service staff informing them that the reorganization would begin that week.
    Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Of course, bond yields track many factors beyond forecasting FOMC’s decisions, but expectations of rising interests rates can help drive bond yields higher.
    Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • The company is forecasting an overall 10 percent increase in attendance for the year, and plans to open 25 large venues through the end of 2027 that will allow for 15 million additional fans.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The White House team is required to file a report apprising the court of the status of their compliance within 21 days after the date the order takes effect.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hall was raised in large part by a single mother—who, perhaps prophesying her son’s eventual vocation in Hollywood, was named Annie Hall.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
  • She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But the drama here feels too diagrammatic, foretelling a tragic fate from the first scene onward as everyone parties down like their lives depend on it.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • The Guardian similarly noted more than a dozen $100,000 bets on prediction markets foretelling the February air strikes on Iran, while The New York Times last month reported 150 bets of $1,000 or more predicting the start of the war.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Yet the book is also about the disappearance of time and places, with summer’s end presaging more permanent losses.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Andy Cohen was lost to the wormhole, presaging more losses to come.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
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“Tipping (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipping%20%28off%29. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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