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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge

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tip

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noun (2)

tip

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noun (3)

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as in tilt
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle she didn't say anything but just acknowledged our presence with a tip of her head

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as in landfill
chiefly British a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip

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tip

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noun (4)

as in end
the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow the tip of a knitting needle

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tip

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verb

as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea

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Recent Examples of tip
Noun
In general, the CDC recommends following several food safety tips to try to prevent food poisoning. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 May 2025 The bill that has advanced in the House would make permanent essentially all of the individual income tax breaks from the 2017 law and temporarily cut taxes on tips and overtime. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Verb
The team’s style of play is night and day compared with last season and should be something fans can look forward to as the season tips off. Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025 Those tipped to step into her shoes—Wagner, Mehdi Hasan—haven’t managed to match her. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip
Verb
  • Deputies were shooting at a downward angle, since the gore was sloped, and footage showed bullets striking the roadway.
    Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2025
  • Being built on a hillside that sloped down from the nearby Manningham Lane brought another quirk, in that there was a void between the earth and the wooden floor ranging from nine to 30 inches.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Midway through the period, though, the ice started to tilt in the other direction.
    Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • Players gain Hope points to activate special abilities and tilt the odds in their favor.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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  • The nylon bristles are angled to ensure that strands migrate to the side of the cleaner head rather than getting wrapped around or tangled in the brush bar.
    Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • Rather than build on a north-south axis, Frank angled the more than 5,000-square-foot steel-beam structure to run from the southeast to northwest on its corner parcel, with everything flaring out from a spacious central hub.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 May 2025

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“Tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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