TIPPING (OFF) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

tipping (off)

verb

present participle of tip (off)

as in notifying

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Thurmond’s letter on the appeal was brief, notifying both parties that the appeal was not upheld.

— Chaewon Chung August 10, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The Activity Pool also had been resurfaced without notifying the Department of Health.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of notifying

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Historians are generally better off interpreting the past than predicting the future.

— Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
From technological upheavals to an increasingly frenetic global trend cycle, industry leaders are constantly tasked with predicting what comes next — which is no small feat in 2026.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of predicting

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Much of the information employers consider originates outside the organization and may pass through several sources or intermediaries before informing an employment decision.

— Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The findings from these types of exercises are important for informing where an organization could improve.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of informing

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The devices would be delivered by March 31, 2027, according to the contract previewed on DHS’ portal for forecasting contract opportunities.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The First Alert Weather team is forecasting quiet conditions, comfortable humidity and a kickoff temperature in the 70s.

— Rachael Jay, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of forecasting

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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

Definition of prophesying

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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

Definition of foretelling

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