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Recent Examples of tippy
Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery.
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
This brand-new suite spans three floors at the tippy top of the Mata Atlantica Tower, with unbeatable floor-to-ceiling views over the sprawling Brazilian metropolis.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
This way, there was no applause meter, but the women didn’t have to stand as long on their tippy heels.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Skiers and riders can make their way to the tippy top of the mountain on the higher bowls for a little fun on peaks 6, 7, and 8, but be warned.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
This brand-new suite spans three floors at the tippy top of the Mata Atlantica Tower, with unbeatable floor-to-ceiling views over the sprawling Brazilian metropolis.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
This way, there was no applause meter, but the women didn’t have to stand as long on their tippy heels.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
Skiers and riders can make their way to the tippy top of the mountain on the higher bowls for a little fun on peaks 6, 7, and 8, but be warned.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tippy
Adjective
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The latest acceleration of price increases comes at a wobbly moment for the nation's economy.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Oct. 2025
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With center Jake Brendel missing his first start in 3 ½ seasons, and with all due respect to Matt Hennessy’s fill-in potential, Williams must anchor and lead the 49ers’ wobbly offensive line more than ever.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its location in the quiet village of Northeast Harbor offers a serene alternative to busier Bar Harbor, while still providing easy access to the town and Acadia National Park’s trails and rocky shoreline.—
Sarah Bruning,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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The composite image shows the nucleus or icy, rocky central core of 3I/ATLAS as a large and black dot, along with a white glow — the comet's coma, or atmosphere.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His previous political power was shaky, and left him with a weak presidential veto, which was repeatedly overturned by the National Congress in his first two years in office.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Walsh’s first minutes of the young season were shakier.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And that front fascia’s body kit has all the beauty of an English bulldog’s slobbery underbite, complete with wonky teeth.—
Sean Evans,
Robb Report,
14 Oct. 2025
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Imagine how much worse things would've looked if not for Will Lutz and his wonky — but true — 57-yard field-goal make.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The fifth round of trade talks comes at a precarious time for US-China relations, after both countries slapped sweeping measures on the other following months of relative calm.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The choice of major became more important, and the cost/reward proposition of higher education became more precarious.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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