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Recent Examples of tiptoe
Banjo tiptoed over, grabbed the helmet and then tiptoed away.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The shorter arc suggests the new lottery boss will be tiptoeing through that minefield under the brightest of political spotlights.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
There are, however, ways of using the tools of synthetic biology that tiptoe up to the GMO line without crossing it—for example, by mutating bugs at random and then selecting for the best ones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2018
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
Sea thrift and marram grass fringe the dunes—while oystercatchers tiptoe along the tideline.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The shorter arc suggests the new lottery boss will be tiptoeing through that minefield under the brightest of political spotlights.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
There are, however, ways of using the tools of synthetic biology that tiptoe up to the GMO line without crossing it—for example, by mutating bugs at random and then selecting for the best ones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoe
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Meet monster characters, watch live shows, purchase special food and drinks and ride the disco dragon coaster or ghost cruise.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Clicking the 2024 s'mores doodle took users to an animation of a bear, squirrel and ghost each bringing a s'mores ingredient to the fire.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
9 Sep. 2025
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This direction—padding the ensemble with social-media-friendly faces—represents more of a nudge toward the future than a massive overhaul.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The adjustable straps are lightly padded, and the entire device only weighs 11 pounds with an empty bag.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Tiptoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoe. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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