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Recent Examples of tiptoe
Still on the third day of school (spring training), the Mets seemed to tiptoe delicately around the issue while keeping in mind the present tense.
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Guests will likely tiptoe over to Bar Kabawa for an impeccable after-dinner drink and, of course, good vibes, with a side of education.
—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
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Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Guests will likely tiptoe over to Bar Kabawa for an impeccable after-dinner drink and, of course, good vibes, with a side of education.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoe
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Younger users recently shared stories on X, formerly Twitter, about ghosting employers on platforms like TikTok.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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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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Some of the side plots bog the film down and take away from the core of seeing Rust and Lucas staying one step ahead of those trailing them including a posse formed by Helm along the way, and an encounter with a widow and her son that pads Fimmel’s role.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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The gaps in footage force Gibney to pad out the 116-minute film with occasionally comical re-enactments.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Tiptoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoe. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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