Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoeing
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Meanwhile, Schwartzman has been padding his resume with a slew of producing and directing projects.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Although Cameron maintains a steady polling advantage over Barr, third-quarter filings show he’s fallen further behind in padding his campaign coffers ahead of the May 2026 primary.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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In the end, the Democrats mostly oriented their demands toward health care—above all, the renewal of expiring Obamacare subsidies—as opposed to, say, prioritizing more abstract ultimatums related to creeping authoritarianism.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Although the start of winter is still a few weeks away, colder temperatures and even snow chances are creeping in.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Nov. 2025
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Workers are fighting for a shrinking pool of job openings, AI is seemingly threatening jobs and long-term unemployment is inching up.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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And while senators appear to be inching toward a deal this week, the progress is fragile and a breakthrough far from certain.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
5 Nov. 2025
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Amazon has already taken steps in recent months to prevent external AI agents from crawling its website, including those developed by OpenAI, Google and Meta.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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There is no shortage of beautiful beaches to consider when planning a Florida vacation, but Anna Maria has been edging ahead of competition in the Sunshine State.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Emma Goetz of Tyler Grace Community claimed her second straight 5A girls gold, with San Antonio Christian edging Grace Community by one point in the team standings.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Loomer started sneaking into her fund-raisers.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The shoe’s hook-and-loop closure is another standout feature that keeps feet securely in place and prevents cold air from sneaking in.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
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When infertility came for me, my response was to pursue pregnancy with an ever-narrowing focus, incrementally eliminating everything else in my life—quitting my job, slinking away from friendships, disappearing from the wider world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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The titanically prolific King is himself workmanlike on a sentence level, but his ideas have a way of slinking into the subconscious and taking root.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Tiptoeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoeing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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