as in warning
something that tells of approaching danger or risk
the retreat of the island's wildlife to higher ground was a tip-off that a tsunami was about to strike
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Recent Examples of tip (off)
Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
Paycom Center was rocking during the player introductions and the raucous frenzy continued after tip-off as the Thunder got off to a hot start from the outset.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Click here to claim the new member offer and get either $150 in bonus bets or a $1,000 first bet safety net ahead of tip-off of tonight's game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But on their home court, this is what many expected as the series heads back to Indiana on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. tip-off.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Verb
That’s the big question going into Game 6, and there probably won’t be an answer until a few hours before the 8:40 p.m. Eastern tip-off time on Thursday night.
—Tim Reynolds, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025
Paycom Center was rocking during the player introductions and the raucous frenzy continued after tip-off as the Thunder got off to a hot start from the outset.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Click here to claim the new member offer and get either $150 in bonus bets or a $1,000 first bet safety net ahead of tip-off of tonight's game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But on their home court, this is what many expected as the series heads back to Indiana on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. tip-off.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Noun
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Parts of Northern Kentucky are under a severe thunderstorm warning until 8:30 p.m. as well.—
David Ferrara,
The Enquirer,
21 July 2025
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But debate rages over the ideal, and safe, extent of integrating AI into other nuclear functions such as early warning, targeting, and communications.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
Verb
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The first step is to vacate the unit and notify the landlord, Schoenick advises.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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So, if a package is rerouted due to traffic or weather delays, the company can get notified immediately so the team can take proper action.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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For over 50 years, Travel + Leisure has informed and inspired millions of travelers, offering practical advice, essential travel news, and personal narratives from our network of on-the-ground writers around the world.—
Jamie Hergenrader,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Post-Earnings Positioning: Conversely, traders can wait for the earnings announcement and then evaluate the relationship between immediate and medium-term returns to inform their subsequent trading actions.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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While Coward didn’t officially announce his intention to stay in the draft — where he was selected 11th by the Portland Trail Blazers and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies — until May 24, Scheyer said Coward kept the program apprised of his thinking every step of the way.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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Applicable to refund claims, the variance doctrine provides that taxpayers must fully apprise the IRS of each ground for refund prior to filing a lawsuit.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Rain showers and periodic storms are possible every day through Tuesday before humidity and heat were expected to build again in the Chicago area, the weather service predicted.—
William Tong,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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Western Tech doesn’t train truck drivers, but the college predicts a handful of its programs will be eligible for the new grants.—
Natalie Yahr,
jsonline.com,
19 July 2025
Verb
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Extreme levels of heat stress have more than doubled over the past 40 years, according to NASA, and that trend is forecast to continue.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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In the Upper Peninsula, widespread haze is forecast to continue because of smoke from the Canadian wildfires.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Let the great battle between the Reagans and the Silvers commence as prophesied.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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While Cassandras prophesied destabilization of the Middle East, the expansion of the accords could lead to a less radical and more stable political environment and increased energy availability worldwide.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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If 28 Days Later presaged our post-9/11 paranoia and dread, 28 Years Later settles into the resigned gloom of our modern age, where everything is rubbish and only getting worse.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Editors’ Picks On the fashion runways that presage coming trends in more than just clothes, models’ bodies are shrinking once again.—
Amanda Hess,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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