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Recent Examples of tippy
Long-term, do the Bruins have staying power at the tippy top of the sport?
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Known as 40 Duke, the locale is nestled in the upper floors of its historic flagship—with only those at the tippy top of Selfridges’s loyalty program gaining full access.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
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—the mountain does not offer any beginner terrain in the spring season, so make sure your skills fall into the intermediate or advanced category.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2026
But bonds are a lot less risky than today’s tippy toppy S&P 500.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Known as 40 Duke, the locale is nestled in the upper floors of its historic flagship—with only those at the tippy top of Selfridges’s loyalty program gaining full access.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
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—the mountain does not offer any beginner terrain in the spring season, so make sure your skills fall into the intermediate or advanced category.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2026
But bonds are a lot less risky than today’s tippy toppy S&P 500.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tippy
Adjective
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On March 4, the walls of a Travis County courtroom in Austin felt wobbly with grief.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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Double heel raises, which are a breeze on land, were nearly impossible on the wobbly mat.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Taqueria Hoy remains a refuge for factory workers, restaurant crews, tipsy clubbers, cops, families, insomniacs and others hungry in between.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The river originates at cold-water springs high up in the Ouachita Mountains, cutting a spectacular course along forested shorelines and past rocky outcroppings.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
17 June 2026
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In this case, looking at the ratio of phosphorus to nitrogen in present-day Earth’s rocky bulk could shed some light on where Earth’s phosphorus came from.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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But all that construction could be off to a shaky start, suggests Nerma Caluk, an engineer and lunar specialist for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an architecture and structural engineering firm in San Francisco, California.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
20 June 2026
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After a shaky first quarter that gave way to a nine-point advantage for the Wings, the Valkyries woke up thanks to a huge spark off the bench from Kaitlyn Chen.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Even given the wonky sound, Sheeran’s voice never wavered.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The Bad Glitches There are some wonky animations and glitches.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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What begins as a race to the Moon becomes a mirror of our current, precarious era, just as a new global space race ignites.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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The defensive play helped buoy an otherwise precarious start by pitcher Eric Lauer.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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