Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoed
Verb
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The six-episode first season of The Madison, which has already been renewed, is really a 120-minute premium cable-style pilot padded out with Sheridan’s New York City cheap shots.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026 -
In between, the actress also padded her résumé with various parody films.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The two sides nevertheless inched closer to a deal.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market.—
Matt Ott,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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What counts as a standard tip has also crept upward.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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Not only that, but the baseline expectation at traditional full-service restaurants has crept upward, too.—
Ryan Brennan
March 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The number on Michael’s monitor edged up but then went back down.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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And then, of course, there is the beach, edged by the Caribbean Sea.—
Gina Góngora,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One roach crawled on the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Related groups of animals, such as the ancestors of today’s millipedes, crawled out of the sea a bit earlier than insects did.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Tiptoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoed. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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