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Recent Examples of tipster
The prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Mary Knox, started the trial by carefully going through the history of a police investigation that started with a report from Vo, which was only thoroughly investigated months later thanks to a helpful — but suspicious — tipster.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
Crime Stoppers pays tipsters cash rewards of up to $5,000 for their tips.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Only Bass is currently running for mayor in 2026, but an entity is currently polling on all four, per a screenshot of the poll that a tipster sent us.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
The tipster gave police the Instagram handle and the name of the account’s owner.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
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So some handicappers like to forecast the Kentucky Derby by analyzing how horses perform down the stretch of their last prep race before Churchill Downs.—
Peter Keating,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Democrats are early favorites to win governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia this year, according to a leading elections handicapper.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
30 Apr. 2025
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The speculator fell into debt; the author bailed him out.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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While sentiment and institutional positioning remain negative enough to support the market, already the fast-money speculators were re-activated by the multi-day surge last week.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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While odds reflect bookmakers’ careful analysis of league stats, headlines, history and player analytics, the sway of public opinion can move betting lines, too, and Clark is like a public-opinion gravity field.—
Hannah Vanbiber,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Tagle, 67, along with Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 70, is one of two favorites, according to several bookmakers, including the UK's William Hill.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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The oddsmakers don’t agree with Aikman, with FanDuel Sportsbook giving the Cowboys the 18th-best odds to win the Super Bowl below teams like the Arizona Cardinals and the Chicago Bears.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 May 2025
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Young gunslinger River Thames, whose owners elected to give him time after running third in the Blue Grass and thus skipped the Derby, trained by none other than Todd Pletcher, seems to be getting a bit of his own back in the eyes of the Pimlico oddsmakers as the third-favorite in the race at 9-2.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2022
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Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.—
Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
19 Feb. 2021
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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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