as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
a boat tipping under the weight of a lopsided load
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as in tilting
to set or cause to be at an angle
be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea
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Recent Examples of tipping
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
In bright-colored shorts and singlets, with wide smiles on their faces, my group cut a striking image against the slopes of brush and heather, which was deep green and on the verge of tipping into its famous purple bloom.
—Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Are we supposed to be tipping everyone who provides any service now?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sony’s Stein, too, has seen the balance tipping toward originals in recent months.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
In bright-colored shorts and singlets, with wide smiles on their faces, my group cut a striking image against the slopes of brush and heather, which was deep green and on the verge of tipping into its famous purple bloom.
—Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Are we supposed to be tipping everyone who provides any service now?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipping
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The move relegates Miller Moss to a reserve role after nine uneven starts this season.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the reality has been far more sluggish, marked by incremental progress and uneven adoption.Zennon Kapron, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Undeterred, many simply turn around and renew their northbound journeys, dodging criminals, crooked cops and Mexican immigration agents.Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The crooked cop doesn’t seem worried about his current situation.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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On the other hand, the Saints are currently deep in a six-game losing streak, largely attributed to an oblique injury sustained by starting quarterback Derek Carr in a Week 5 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Smith, now in his 10th NFL season, has missed just one game in that time — a Week 7 contest in 2021 due to an oblique injury.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Tipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipping. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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