tipping (off)

Definition of tipping (off)next
present participle of tip (off)

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed on April 13.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Healey administration has also started notifying Massachusetts retailers of the upcoming change, updating point of sale (POS) systems that will be able to accept the new cards.
    Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On Polymarket, three accounts earned $600,000 by correctly predicting the exact time of the Iranian ceasefire.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • As the 2026 hurricane season approaches, forecasters are predicting a quieter Atlantic with fewer storms.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ngatikaura reportedly sold his divorce to TMZ before informing his children.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The city is required to display signs informing the public about the cameras.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The recent decline in oil prices will be passed through the supply chain and make its way to consumers in the form of lower prices, some analysts said, forecasting relief at the pump as soon as this week.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Climate change complicates forecasting All this is playing out against the backdrop of climate change, which is shortening winters and turning up the heat.
    Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 31 Mar. 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
  • The stories foretelling McGonigle’s talents are numerous.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Million-Follower Detective (February 12) This eight-episode Taiwanese crime thriller follows a mysterious woman who rises to fame and becomes a powerful influencer after accurately foretelling the murders of several social-media influencers.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning at Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, the new sanctuary honoring pathbreaking sculptor Alexander Calder, presaging its opening to the public, which is set for September 21.
    News Desk, Artforum, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Tipping (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipping%20%28off%29. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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