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tiptoeing

verb

present participle of tiptoe

as in padding

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Summer footwear is everything, whether you’re headed to the pool, running errands, or just padding around the house.

— Sarah Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
The professors were bitter and angry—angry at a university, a state, and a country where their fields of study were regarded as obsolete, useful only for padding the schedules of STEM students or as a backstop for STEM burnouts.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of padding

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Throw it on before bed for a creeping loss of temporal traction and wild dreams.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
How hot these temperatures will actually feel depends on the humidity for each day, where predictions show heat indexes creeping 5-10 degrees above base temperatures.

— Nico Berlin, Oklahoman, 7 July 2026

Definition of creeping

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Southern California could be inching closer to the kind of major earthquake scientists have long expected, according to new research showing stress continues to build along two of the state’s most dangerous fault systems.

— Velvet Wu July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Peace talks between the two countries are still inching along, with one of the key points up for discussion being how to regulate the flow of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of inching

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So maybe the women’s game is edging its way into the UK mainstream after all.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
England has been far from its best but still won Group L, before edging past DR Congo 2-1 in the Round of 32 thanks to a crucial late brace from captain Harry Kane.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of edging

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Just a few weeks into the war, one of the Persian Gulf’s top oil producers quietly began sneaking its crude out of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
But neither those measures nor Friday’s sizzling temperatures stopped fans from gathering in hopes of sneaking a peak at their longtime idol and sending Swift their well wishes.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of sneaking

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Once the performers appear, slinking in from the sides of the stage, the show firmly takes shape and eases smoothly from one episode from the Gospels to the next.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
In the official teaser, Lowen is slinking around the Crawford family house wearing a silk robe while Verity is fast asleep in bed.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Apr. 2026

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