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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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The 40 minute round-trip rolls up the Red Clay Valley, with unobstructed views of moonlit fields, rocky cuts and creek banks.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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Combined with a rocky job market, that’s led young people to find hope in the stock market.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Vikings defense rediscovered its aggressive ways, too, with linebacker Eric Wilson constantly plucking at the Lions’ shaky interior.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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While potentially shakier data may cause volatility in markets later this week, for now ignorance appears to be bliss.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Fans have been tearing the new Springfield Island map apart to unearth Easter eggs and hidden gags, including a full dissection of the notorious wonky house that the family inhabits.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some wonky orbital math suggests that Jupiter’s gravitational influence could have condensed rubble from the breakup into such a grouping.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Poverty Never Left Me Almost every aspect of our life was precarious then.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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China is in a far more precarious state, mostly due to preexisting problems, but the new trade agreement is unlikely to move the dial much for either of the world’s two largest economies.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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