tiptoed

past tense of tiptoe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoed
Verb
  • It’s lightly padded with memory foam that gives the cups some shape without sacrificing comfort.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Manny Machado padded the lead with a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • PepsiCo shares inched up less than 1% after the snack and beverage giant reported better-than-expected revenue in the third quarter despite weaker demand for its snacks and drinks in North America.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • From September 22 to 28, the Jude Law and Jason Bateman starrer Black Rabbit inched upward to 7M views, maintaining second place on the weekly charts.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Each year, the mining site crept farther south as deposits dwindled, lengthening her father’s commute.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The restaurant also suffered equipment loss as the flooding crept into its basement.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yields on government bonds in France, Germany, Italy, Australia and Japan also edged lower.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Swift’s straight sales edged Adele’s by only about 100,000, and Adele didn’t have the wind of myriad vinyl variants in her sales sails.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This time, of the five live roaches, the least shy sashayed across the floor in front of the cookline and crawled under a dining area table.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Bamboo Penny’s 5270 W 116th Place, Leawood A live cockroach crawled on the wall next to the rice cooker at this Leawood Thai restaurant.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Tiptoed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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