Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipping (off)
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The agency is expected to begin notifying recipients about their new benefit amount starting in early December.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025 -
In September, Covington Schools conducted an internal investigation and followed the processes outlined in its student code of conduct, including notifying law enforcement and initiating student disciplinary actions, the district said.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Robert and Michelle King are known for predicting the future.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even with the benefit of polling data and insights from primaries and historical trends, predicting the winners of traditional political elections is difficult.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
11 Oct. 2025
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Most people start by informing either their HR department or their direct supervisor.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
17 Oct. 2025
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But Schneider walked to the mound with every past conversation catalogued in his mind, with every lesson informing each step.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The jet stream picked it up and carried it to the northeast, which is pretty common, and weather models did a pretty good job in forecasting its track into the Bering Sea.—
Rick Thoman,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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Still, the organization slashed its 2026 outlook, forecasting the world’s economy will cool.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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One day, his dad, Brian (Palin), shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and alchemy to create Homunculi – magical prophesying spirits that can predict the future.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Every day there are LinkedIn posts, as well as Forbes, NYT, and WSJ articles about the massive capital reallocation by customers and investors to AI from SaaS, foretelling the end of SaaS.—
Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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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 21 Oct. 2025.
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