Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoed
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The hosts padded their lead in the fourth.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025 -
The Phillies padded his start with an extra day in an attempt to change something.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Ford's sales of internal combustion vehicles, those that run on gasoline, inched up 2% in August to 160,762 gasoline cars sold.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Ford's sales of internal combustion vehicles, those that run on gasoline, inched up 2% in August to 160,762 gasoline cars sold.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The wildfires ignited Tuesday as a monsoonal storm crept north across the state, unleashing more than 9,000 lightning strikes, according to Cal Fire.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, surged 15% on Tuesday as jitters crept back onto Wall Street.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Osaka, who has rediscovered her big-point superpower the past few weeks, edged the opener 6-4, breaking serve while holding a 5-4 lead.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Buffalo ended Baltimore's season back in January with a 27-25 victory in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs, and if that weren't bad enough, Bills quarterback Josh Allen edged Ravens QB Lamar Jackson for the MVP award two weeks later.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, a similar scene closely followed as the funeral procession for Kansas City, Kansas, police officer Hunter Simoncic crawled along through the highways and streets in the community Simoncic worked to keep safe.—
Emily Curiel,
Kansas City Star,
3 Sep. 2025
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Eby crawled across a ladder over the water to the vehicle, then crawled back with the child on his back, the video shows.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Tiptoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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