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)
Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By tip-off time, the veteran guard had been downgraded to questionable and eventually out altogether vs. Philadelphia.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
From the tip-off in Rabat, Morocco, all the way to the finals in Pretoria, South Africa, the league has the power to ignite the passions of countless sports fans.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
All About Ben Felter's Relationship With the WNBA Star
Brink heads down to Miami for Unrivaled this month ahead of tip-off on Jan. 17, sharing that Felter may join her in Florida for a portion of the professional women's basketball league's inaugural season.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
At the end of a long, emotional week, USC’s men’s basketball staff emerged one by one from the Galen Center tunnel just before tip-off Tuesday, relieved as ever to be back home.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By tip-off time, the veteran guard had been downgraded to questionable and eventually out altogether vs. Philadelphia.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
From the tip-off in Rabat, Morocco, all the way to the finals in Pretoria, South Africa, the league has the power to ignite the passions of countless sports fans.
—Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
All About Ben Felter's Relationship With the WNBA Star
Brink heads down to Miami for Unrivaled this month ahead of tip-off on Jan. 17, sharing that Felter may join her in Florida for a portion of the professional women's basketball league's inaugural season.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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Another memo sent to Wolfe directed attorneys to notify leadership of any settlements or consent decrees, such as agreements to overhaul police agencies that the courts enforce, that were finalized by the Biden administration within the last 90 days.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Officials withheld the victims’ identities until relatives were notified.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Clay Fire in Riverside County, near Los Angeles, has ignited on Tuesday evening, growing to nearly 40 acres and prompting evacuation warnings.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Many neighborhoods in eastern Altadena and surrounding areas got evacuation warnings and orders that Tuesday night.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Just before the webinar, Gingrich said, the CDC informed him that because of an HHS order, the agency was unable to publish the report last week or communicate its findings.—
Amy Maxmen,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
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According to the complaint, Moe was removed from the general population at her women’s prison, placed in solitary confinement, and informed that she would be imminently transferred to a men’s facility due to the executive order.—
James Factora,
Them,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Joe Biden are currently being apprised of the situation, which led to the declaration of a state of emergency.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
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Understanding who the leaders in the industry are and tracking governmental regulatory agencies can keep a company apprised when changes do occur so compliance can be adjusted seamlessly.—
Parvez Siddiqui,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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All three investors predict that crude oil prices will rise this time around.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Gabriel Cortés,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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For decades, theorists favored this mass range because several simple extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics predicted the existence of such particles.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Once the rain tapers off on Monday, a stretch of mild weather with cooler temperatures and low wind speeds is forecast for the rest of the week.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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New York Northeastern New York is also forecast for heavy snow and winter storm conditions.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Few things are as reliable in prophesying a fall from grace as 30 Under 30.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
5 Oct. 2024
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The dystopian future of autonomous weapons prophesied by films like Slaughterbots is all but here, in Ukraine.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
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But for a moment that presaged a post-Covid era of good feelings, flash back to February.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
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The timing may have seemed inauspicious, but in hindsight, the debut of the 3940 presaged a new era for Patek Philippe, marked by serial production of complicated timepieces.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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