Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoes
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Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.—
Maren Longbella,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025 -
Not to say there aren’t some clunkers, most notably a jokey take-me-out-to-the-ballgame baseball number that pads the second act, but the Flaherty-Ahrens score was and is Ragtime‘s signature achievement.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Clemson also inches back up into the top 50 for beating Florida State.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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As Congress inches closer to a possible government shutdown, many federal services North Carolinians depend on might be disrupted.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Mark edges with fiberglass snow poles or driveway markers to guide safe clearing.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
8 Nov. 2025
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When undecided voters are allocated, Mamdani’s support rises to 51 percent, while Cuomo edges up to 26 percent.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Anne slinks off with her husband.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Route 128 slinks through the folds of Anderson Valley like a slow river, past vineyards clinging to hillsides and orchards heavy with apple blossoms come spring.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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What to do if the -- if the original guy crawls out of his grave and wants his job back.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Oct. 2025
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When a storm crawls, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Tiptoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoes. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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