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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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This is the bright-side scenario of course, one that would require the recent wobbly action in consumer cyclicals and consumer-credit names to reverse or at least get no worse.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Oct. 2025
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Heat players tell war stories of wobbly knees.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
1 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 belt, which marks the boundary between the inner rocky planets and the outer gas giants, is as old as the solar system itself.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The mighty Mercury is a storied franchise with three championship titles earned during Diana Taurasi’s legendary tenure in The Valley, but recent years have been a bit rocky.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Double-big lineup shaky early on A major part of the intrigue surrounding Şengün’s potential development this season is Houston’s affinity for using him in double-big lineups next to Steven Adams or Capela.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Quarterback Carson Beck bounced back from his shaky outing against Florida by completing 20 of 27 passes for 241 yards and four touchdowns.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The gesture at the time might have seemed wonky, paid little heed by cultural critics or entertainment executives.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Toby’s is also predictably wonky, like a Santa after too many shots of whiskey, and Paul says that it’s barely cooked and far too doughy.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s because the economy is already in a precarious state, with the labor market struggling, consumers losing confidence and uncertainty mounting.—
John W. Diamond,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Yet, the announcement couldn't have come at a more precarious time.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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