Thesaurus results for TIPTOE

tiptoe

verb

as in to ghost

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Recent Examples of tiptoe In the early morning glow, my husband and I tiptoe out of our lodging down to the lake's edge. —

Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026 Big Tech continues to tiptoe into crypto. —

Ben Weiss, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025 White recalled how, during filming, the crew would just tiptoe up to Gibson’s bedroom and start conversations. —

Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2025 Gina wants to run, not tiptoe, through the tulips, so off she, Heather and Tamra Judge run, arms outstretched like Maria von Trapp in an alpine meadow two countries to the east. —

Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tiptoe

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Across demographics, though, teens are reporting difficult job searches, taking to Reddit and TikTok with rants about phantom postings, managers who ghost them and applications that go nowhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
The new signs should benefit not only ghost wolves but also other wild animals that cross the roadway.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of ghost

Verb

The Angels padded the advantage in the fifth inning when Jose Siri led off with a single, Zach Neto doubled and Vaughn Grissom followed with a two-run single to left.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Private fundraising has long been seen as a way to pad school budgets in wealthier communities, usually to pay for nice-to-haves, such as field trips and student clubs.

— Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026