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)
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
The game will take place at the Lahaina Civic Center, with tip-off scheduled for 3 p.m. Mountain time on Nov. 24.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2025
UConn learned its tip-off times and opponents for the Naismith Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Wednesday, as a change in the event’s format was announced after it was originally set to be played tournament-style.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
The Liberty controlled most of the game as Clark was ruled out just before tip-off with a groin injury, marking her third absence of the season due to injury.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
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Verb
The rematch — a 100-93 Lynx victory — unfortunately lost its luster way before tip-off with the Liberty severely shorthanded: Breanna Stewart (knee), Kennedy Burke (calf) and Nyara Sabally (knee discomfort) all were unavailable for the matchup.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 31 July 2025
The game will take place at the Lahaina Civic Center, with tip-off scheduled for 3 p.m. Mountain time on Nov. 24.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2025
UConn learned its tip-off times and opponents for the Naismith Hall of Fame Women’s Showcase on Wednesday, as a change in the event’s format was announced after it was originally set to be played tournament-style.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
The Liberty controlled most of the game as Clark was ruled out just before tip-off with a groin injury, marking her third absence of the season due to injury.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Noun
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Graphic videos of both atrocities spread quickly and widely online this week, appearing in people's social media feeds, often with little-to-no warning.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Qatar also boasts one of the most advanced early warning radar systems in the region, coupled with Patriot air defense missile system.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rather than rendering aid or notifying emergency personnel, Sellers told co-workers that a ‘woman fell in the parking lot’ and needed help.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The ministry added that Polish forces had also notified Belarusian forces of incoming unidentified aircraft from Ukrainian territory.—
Will Gretsky,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The algorithms are tuned with AI models informed by physics, allowing the sensors to adapt in real time without massive data training.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Israel had to inform the US without jeopardizing the operation.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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While Coward didn’t officially announce his intention to stay in the draft — where he was selected 11th by the Portland Trail Blazers and traded to the Memphis Grizzlies — until May 24, Scheyer said Coward kept the program apprised of his thinking every step of the way.—
Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Verb
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Explore Fall, a website that provides resources and tools to track the changing colors of leaves, is predicting an earlier and quicker fall foliage peak for the millions of people looking to see this year's natural spectacle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Simon-Kucher also has a new holiday shopping report, which surveyed consumers in July, and is forecasting Gen Z shoppers to reduce their holiday shopping budget by only 1%, from $814 to $805, while Millennials will be spending 14% more year over year.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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While dry weather conditions are still forecast during the day, some light rain may occur at night.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Houthis are led by a family of clerical megalomaniacs who have been prophesying apocalyptic war since the early 2000s.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.—
Demir Alp,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Players need to keep a careful eye on the sometimes small animation cues that presage an attack, move quickly and precisely to avoid that specific attack, and then dart back in during a quick counterattack window to do some damage before starting the cycle over again.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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Deteriorations in consumer perceptions of the labor market tend to presage slowdowns in consumption as individuals hold off on marginal purchases given less confidence in their ability to find work if needed.—
Jeffrey Schulze,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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