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Recent Examples of tippy
Is Big Jim going to be anywhere but the tippy top of the b.o.?
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025
Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and slowly raise your heels off the ground, coming up onto your tippy toes.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Videos taken from the Aug. 27 concert show the former Fifth Harmony member balancing on her tippy toes after the high heel of one of her boots broke off.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025
Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and slowly raise your heels off the ground, coming up onto your tippy toes.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025
Videos taken from the Aug. 27 concert show the former Fifth Harmony member balancing on her tippy toes after the high heel of one of her boots broke off.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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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But shouldering a wobbly, expensive summer tentpole is a risk — just ask Sam Worthington or Taylor Kitsch.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Folks who can afford today’s lofty rents are a limited group, especially when the job market’s a tad wobbly.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
1 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 landscape views are breathtaking since the terrain is so hilly and rocky (as opposed to the flat terrain of the savannah) and covered in Lebombo euphorbia, a cactus-like tree with a single trunk and an entire canopy of prickly, upright branches.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Along with the rocky supply environment, European carriers still must endure the volatility in fuel prices.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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The Bobcats’ shaky defense spotted USC two unearned runs.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The agreement is expected to extend the current shaky ceasefire that has been in place since early April, though both sides have accused the other of breaching it with continued strikes.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Seasons 41 and 42 featured really dynamic casts and some really wonky production wrinkles.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
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As someone who lives in an area with spotty reception and wonky Wi-Fi calling, this is welcome news.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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But while the budget is technically balanced, its foundation is precarious.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Updates to Cap-and-Invest come at a precarious time for consumers.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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