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tiptoes

verb

present tense third-person singular of tiptoe

as in ghosts

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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

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The stand lifts the pit inches off the ground, which reviewers confirm protects the surrounding grass and even wooden decks from getting burned.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026
Bo Nix is set to make his first game appearance of the summer and Sean Payton’s team will take one more step toward the regular season, which inches ever closer.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inches

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Explore our favorite picks below, bookmark this page, and check back regularly as Prime Day edges closer.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
The injunction, driven by environmental and veterans’ groups, is difficult to enforce, yet targets drilling, infrastructure and port work as the project edges toward commercial production in 2028.

— Sergio Farella, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of edges

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There’s also a less than 10% chance of showers, if one of the hurricanes crawls farther up the coast, according to Wofford.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Hairy-nosed wombat births are hard to spot, as after about a 30-day pregnancy, the joey crawls into its mother’s pouch.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

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