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Recent Examples of tippy
Rumbold remembers standing on his tippy toes to interview 7-6 Manute Bol, the Whalers trials and travails, the UConn championships, high school highlights and the state’s later Little League champs among the many favorite stories.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
There’s a bunch of weirdos in a building wearing tutus and standing on their tippy toes.
—Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet.
—Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
There’s a bunch of weirdos in a building wearing tutus and standing on their tippy toes.
—Zoe G. Phillips, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
Or, close your eyes, reach your arms overhead and lift up on the tippy toes of both feet.
—Katy Bowman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2025
Suzanne Couples, Fred’s wife, rose to her tippy toes to look over the gallery.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tippy
Adjective
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And this seems a little wobbly.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Market questions Another important factor has been a wobbly stock market this year, Friday’s massive rally notwithstanding.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Lincoln’s Rock has long been one of the Blue Mountains’ quieter sunset spots — a rocky overhang with sweeping views across eucalyptus valleys just outside Sydney.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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To be sure, the year has gotten off to a rocky start for stocks, which remain near highs.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Even over Zoom, with a shaky internet connection, Mikaela Shiffrin—the winningest alpine skier of all time, male or female—is effervescent.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2026
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Confronted by a shaky office market, a growing number of developers are considering ways to convert their office properties to other uses such as housing projects or data centers.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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There were undeniably some highlights in the last hour of the ceremony, namely Theron’s inexplicable presence, rapper Ghali and his wonky dove made of dancers, and of course Andrea Bocelli, looking like an extremely suave Bond villain.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
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Just like a wonky fuel pump or window motor, try tapping on it while a helper is operating the trim switch.—
John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs And Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This could be precarious territory, given the negative history many Black communities have reported having with police departments.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the past, migrants with few other options have also taken precarious boat rides from Cuba to Florida's coast.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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