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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of tip (off)
Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
Next up for the Hurricanes is another road game against Virginia Tech on Saturday, with tip-off set for 2 p.m. and the game broadcast on the ACC Network.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2025
Apart from day-to-day moments, Green and Olive have spent time collaborating with each other for fun projects, like a 2023 commercial to mark the tip-off of the NBA season in partnership with KIA.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Getting a tip-off as to when and where a Type Ia supernova is about to blow via a millinova would help understand these events better.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tip (off) 
Noun
The Huskies return to action – with or without McNeeley – on Sunday with a 2 p.m. tip-off against Providence at Gampel Pavilion.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2025
Next up for the Hurricanes is another road game against Virginia Tech on Saturday, with tip-off set for 2 p.m. and the game broadcast on the ACC Network.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2025
Apart from day-to-day moments, Green and Olive have spent time collaborating with each other for fun projects, like a 2023 commercial to mark the tip-off of the NBA season in partnership with KIA.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Getting a tip-off as to when and where a Type Ia supernova is about to blow via a millinova would help understand these events better.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tip (off)
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
-
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
-
Hoping to avoid a repeat, the city of Burleson has embarked upon a public information campaign urging residents to be vigilant for signs of egrets and to notify Burleson Animal Services if any are spotted.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
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
-
The first-ever blizzard warning has been issued for parts of Texas and Louisiana as a historic snowstorm begins in the Gulf Coast and then pushes east across the South.—
Kenton Gewecke,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Morningstar informs us that the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield fund has averaged a total return (coupons plus price changes) of 5.1% a year, three points better than the return on the Vanguard all-purpose fund that owns only higher quality debt.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
-
For democracies like India and the United States, these tools can be transformative in informing citizens and safeguarding public discourse.—
Shashi Shekhar Vempati,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
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
-
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
-
All three investors predict that crude oil prices will rise this time around.—
Lisa Kailai Han,Gabriel Cortés,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
-
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
-
Temperatures as low as 18 degrees Fahrenheit, with up to 10 hours below freezing, were forecast for Antelope Valley, Eastern Antelope Valley Foothills, San Luis Obispo County Interior Valleys, and Western Antelope Valley Foothills.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
-
The area is forecast to scrape by with overnight lows near 1 degree.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Few things are as reliable in prophesying a fall from grace as 30 Under 30.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
5 Oct. 2024
-
The dystopian future of autonomous weapons prophesied by films like Slaughterbots is all but here, in Ukraine.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
-
But for a moment that presaged a post-Covid era of good feelings, flash back to February.—
Gord Magill,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 2024
-
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
Thesaurus Entries Near tip (off)
Cite this Entry
“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share