Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoed
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The open-toe style had a rounded black footbed, padded upper and a thick rubber sole with deep grooves along the bottom edge.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026 -
The singer’s hips were padded, her hands were gloved and her face artfully shaded by a giant hat designed by Stephen Jones millinery that was lined with golf leaf.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Stocks inched to more records Wednesday after oil prices fell and eased the pressure on households and businesses worldwide.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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As City inched closer to their first WSL title in a decade, the candidates for this award did not so much fall to the wayside as form a guard of honour.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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The Waffle House waitress said the building’s management was inattentive to a raft of deeper issues, from sewage backups that crept into her bathtub to mold and a malfunctioning air conditioning unit.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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At the other end of the spectrum, there were a number of clubs with lower possession numbers who crept into positions higher up the table.—
Jon Mackenzie,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Shares have edged down 3% in the year to date, underperforming the overall market.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Only the one-bedroom villas have the atypical circular design, while the two-bedroom villas and the massive three-bedroom Ritz-Carlton Estate are straight-edged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The truck driver crawled to the side of the road and the gunman fled.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
26 May 2026
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But Inglis kept losing partners to Punjab fast bowler Marco Jansen (2-33) and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (2-25) and Lucknow crawled to 196.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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“Tiptoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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