tiptoes

present tense third-person singular of tiptoe

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Verb
  • In other words, the additional money that our companies are shelling out to cover higher memory costs ultimately pads these three companies’ bottom lines.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 21 June 2026
  • Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.
    Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rest of the film drags, the pacing falters, and the story inches toward a mediocre conclusion.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • Every generation inches it forward.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Irregular, edges catch oil differently, crisping into jagged, craggly bits while softer interior pockets hold onto dressing, broth, or sauce—the kind of varied texture that makes each bite its own.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026
  • Rather, Robin edges toward a kind of moral salvation by becoming a mentor to Margaret (Faith Delaney, Here), a troubled little girl whose father was killed in the battle, and the young Arthur (Hamnet‘s Noah Jupe), out for revenge and suffering from an injury that cost him an eye.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Hurts Like Hell is Cornfield’s twangiest album yet, thanks in large part to the pedal steel that slinks through its songs, handled like quicksilver by Adam Brisbin.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Anne slinks off with her husband.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seltz’s system crawls hundreds of millions of pages a day, and returns results in under 200 milliseconds.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • At sunset, the city starts glowing around you while traffic crawls silently below.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
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“Tiptoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoes. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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