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Recent Examples of tiptoe
Guests will likely tiptoe over to Bar Kabawa for an impeccable after-dinner drink and, of course, good vibes, with a side of education.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
The Horned Frogs have won five of their last six, including Tuesday night’s huge Q1 takedown of Texas Tech, to tiptoe into the at-large discussion.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The ghost isn’t as hostile as a mother who lets her daughter flounder, or as a husband who tiptoes off to call lawyers about a possible legal separation rather than communicate with his wife.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
This exhibition is the natural next step for the Louvre, which has already tiptoed into the world of fashion.
—Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
The Horned Frogs have won five of their last six, including Tuesday night’s huge Q1 takedown of Texas Tech, to tiptoe into the at-large discussion.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
The ghost isn’t as hostile as a mother who lets her daughter flounder, or as a husband who tiptoes off to call lawyers about a possible legal separation rather than communicate with his wife.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
This exhibition is the natural next step for the Louvre, which has already tiptoed into the world of fashion.
—Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoe
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The generational gap in honesty found in the survey comes amid a broader trend of unconventional job-search behaviors among younger candidates, including ghosting employers and abandoning the hiring process midway.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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The final straw came when the poster’s mother shared her frustration about wanting to see her grandchildren and how Selena had ghosted her on an invitation for a Saturday morning outing.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Larnach padded the lead with a two-run homer in the eighth inning.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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And the suitcases themselves were ugly: padded with textured black fabric, soft on one side, hard on the other, the malleable side bumpy and uneven with toiletries that had been stuffed in at the last moment.—
Elisa Wouk Almino,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Tiptoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoe. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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