Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoeing
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Netflix’s The Waterfront also centers around a small-town family running a failing fishing business and padding their pockets by helping cartels smuggle drugs using their fishing boats.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026 -
Charlotte didn’t let up and resumed padding its lead.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Martha felt a creeping boredom in the long hours when nothing at all happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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American co-pro money has slowly been creeping back into the market and Salt comes bearing receipts.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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That, Farah said, is the powerful differentiator between those who feel stuck and those who keep inching forward.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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More than a quarter-million Massachusetts residents are without power, with that cold count finally inching down!—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Galahadosuchus represents one of the early ancestors of that lineage, and the evolutionary path from upright sprinter to belly-crawling ambush predator is a long one.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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But Baba’s streets were crawling with ICE proxies during his entire childhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Zillow recently ranked the exclusive community as the most expensive in the country, edging past traditional luxury strongholds like Beverly Hills.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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But the algorithms are edging closer to the button.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
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These irresistible, creamy purée treats are perfect for picky eaters, bonding moments and sneaking in hydration—cats can’t get enough of them.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Their parties became notorious even in my own cliques; my parents knew to expect at least a few dozen teenagers crashing their party, sucking down all the noodles, and sneaking beers in the canyon down below.—
Natasha Pickowicz,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The more often people talk about ghosting, the more people seem to ghost.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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And Taylor telegraphs this through every beguiling movement, sometimes slinking, other times exuding braggadocio.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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Either way, Invisigal is in the room listening to her friends debate her fate, noticeably slinking out as the door seemingly opens on its own.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Tiptoeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoeing. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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