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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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You might be tempted to keep the pan in the oven longer when the center still appears a little wet and wobbly.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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The showing marked a sharp contrast from the 2025 Gala, which had featured less advanced versions of the robots twirling handkerchiefs in a wobbly folk dance.—
Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Overall, that has led to estimates that there are very likely between 300 million and 10 billion rocky exoplanets that are potentially habitable, and that’s within the Milky Way alone.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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New Images Sharpen the Picture NASA released Curiosity’s first boxwork photos in June 2025, shortly after the rover reached the rocky ridges.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Celtics’ shakiest shooter early on was Brown, who scored two first-quarter points while going 0-for-4 from the foul line.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2026
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While the Hawks’ legs were shaky, Connor Bedard was strong enough to carry the team most of the way.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Best Luggage Deals This is your sign to retire the suitcase with the wonky wheel.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Feb. 2026
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Chapman, who worked long hours debriefing Marquez over the years and shepherded his grand jury testimony, grew emotional while talking about Marquez’s qualities as a wonky engineer who could talk endlessly about the inner workings of the ComEd’s electrical grid.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With precarious Uranus in your sign and Venus in your 11th House of Associations, their sextile emphasizes the way identity shifts affect your allies.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Whispers in May embodies the courageous vision of a woman director in China, where making independent documentary films is a precarious endeavor.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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