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)
Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Anthony didn’t fully participate in practice in New Orleans on Wednesday but didn’t appear on the injury report until he was ruled out almost an hour before tip-off.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
Helena’s bizarre breakfast included a tip-off toward Irving’s fate, but how to interpret it is still up for debate.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
About 15 minutes before their noon tip-off, the conference announced the remainder of the tournament was canceled.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
With another tournament set to tip-off, the stage is set for the next generation of stars to leave their mark.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
Anthony didn’t fully participate in practice in New Orleans on Wednesday but didn’t appear on the injury report until he was ruled out almost an hour before tip-off.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2025
Helena’s bizarre breakfast included a tip-off toward Irving’s fate, but how to interpret it is still up for debate.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
About 15 minutes before their noon tip-off, the conference announced the remainder of the tournament was canceled.
—Arika Herron, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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The Traffic Investigations Unit has been notified, police said.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2025
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Brown officials have not yet confirmed that they’ve been notified of the investigation.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, water rescues were underway in flooded parts of Nashville, Tennessee, where the rain could persist for days after an unnerving night of tornado warnings that drained the batteries of some sirens across the city, the fire department said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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After Trump's announcement on Wednesday, some Wall Street firms voiced warnings about a possible recession.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Giamatti plays Phillip, living alone in a Cape Cod estate inherited from his parents when he’s interrupted by a phone call informing him of the death of an old girlfriend Carol.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station watch commander informed the Times no crime had taken place at the residence.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Half of all cases lacked the electronic communications necessary to keep national headquarters apprised about field investigations.—
David Williams,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The ratio also could be used to predict eventual memory loss in people who have a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is transforming climate change prediction and rapidly becoming one of the most powerful tools available to predict, manage and mitigate the effects of climate change.—
Heather Wishart-Smith,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Data and forecasting firm S&P Global Mobility reports there are on average 20,000 parts in a vehicle when it is torn down to its nuts and bolts.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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These models are trained to understand and predict properties of potential drugs and gene therapies, helping researchers identify promising candidates and even forecast clinical trial outcomes.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ministers, priests, and laypeople embraced this reinvention, as popular practices such as healings, prophesying, speaking in tongues, and performing miracles became hallmarks of a new era of Catholicism.—
Chayenne Polimédio,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Mar. 2019
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Ezekiel did his prophesying from exile before and after the destruction of the First Temple in the Babylonian conquest of 586 B.C.E., another defining cataclysm in Jewish history.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This belief justified, in their eyes, the use of indiscriminate violence against the Muslim minority—presaging, in Wagner’s view, the abuses of the post-9/11 era.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Quarterback’s global success presaged Christmas Day NFL action.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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