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as in advice
a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert
got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge
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as in dividend
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
a customer who always gives his paper carrier a very generous tip at Christmastime
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as in landfill
chiefly British
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip
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as in to slope
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 tip
Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Ayesha Curry wine tips The world of wine can be overwhelming, but Curry suggests focusing on taste.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Both formerly tipped employees in the restaurant industry, the couple knows how tips can bring in good pay.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This is one accessory that should be more utilitarian than fashionable — but my tip?
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Ayesha Curry wine tips The world of wine can be overwhelming, but Curry suggests focusing on taste.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Pines' lawsuit states he was made to clean up hotel rooms after these events and ensure no one spoke about what went on, which included tipping hotel staff to ensure their silence.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Both formerly tipped employees in the restaurant industry, the couple knows how tips can bring in good pay.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
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If trekking around the property’s sloping terrain isn't enough of a workout, the state-of-the-art fitness center is open 24 hours a day and has a weekly schedule of classes ranging from aerial yoga to bootcamp.Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Saloon has a sloping fastback shape with unique rectangular lights in the front and rear that resemble a vintage Black & Decker Dustbuster.Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
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This pressure alone may eventually tilt economic policy more towards supply side changes, and also change the kinds of issues that politicians focus on such as immigration and identity politics.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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This means that each year, as Earth orbits the sun, there are periods when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun and receives more sunlight, resulting in summer, and times when the Southern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun, receiving more sunlight, which marks our winter.Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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They're angled to fire sound up at you, get surprisingly loud, and offer decent audio quality.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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At the time, prosecutors were angling to persuade a judge to lock Soto up for 40 years.John Annese, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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