tipster

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Recent Examples of tipster An anonymous tipster contacted the sheriff's office April 14 about possible mistreatment of Bane, who the tipster said was very underweight and had been left chained outside without food, water or shade, the release states. Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 24 Apr. 2025 The app has also been used to share and preserve evidence of human rights violations under oppressive regimes and to allow whistleblowers or tipsters to communicate with journalists without fear of reprisal. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025 Officers with the Fort Worth Police Department responded on Tuesday to a residence on 9900 block of Farmers Branch Street, after an anonymous tipster alerted them to a disturbing image that appeared to show a woman covered in blood. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025 Anonymous tipsters can contact police at 1-866-60-CRIME or go to stancrimetips.org. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tipster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
  • Mid-year is also a time for market handicappers to update their best guesses on where things go from here.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 June 2025
  • Political handicappers aren’t likely to give Jolly — or any Democrat — much of a chance to win in 2026, even with an open governor’s seat up for grabs.
    Vivienne Serret, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • My favorite account of the crisis of 1907 was that of Jesse Livermore, one of the largest speculators of the time.
    Nathan Lewis, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
  • Initially, some speculators were concerned that homebuyers would be hesitant to purchase in an area that recently burned.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Journalism is the favorite to win, according to the most recent odds, but Sovereignty isn’t too far away in the bookmakers’ estimations.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
  • While bookmakers and Vatican watchers differ in predictions, several names consistently emerge as front-runners.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • McCoy’s alma mater, Texas, is a favorite to win the upcoming national championship according to oddsmakers, and despite the Longhorns’ recent success, the school hasn’t been to a national championship game since 2009 when McCoy was still starring in Austin.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2025
  • Consider: The Dodgers and the Yankees are the only teams given at least a 10% chance by FanGraphs analytics and several oddsmakers.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.
    David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021

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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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