as in tilted
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 tipped
Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Dec. 2025
Investigators later determined Ly was armed with an orange-tipped, replica handgun and a knife, text in the video reads.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Nix started the fourth quarter finishing an eight-play, 78-yard touchdown drive that led to a Tony Franklin touchdown on a tipped pass.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Then came the tipped pass that ended as Beck’s fourth pick of the night.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Over the final three minutes Sunday, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to take back the lead, and the Buccaneers defense intercepted a tipped pass, which set up Tampa Bay's game-winning field goal as time expired.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
On the next play from scrimmage, Christian Alarcon intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Soon after, in March, all of Vail’s 23 North America properties committed to increasing their minimum wages from $15 to $20 an hour for non-tipped employees.
—Erin Vivid Riley, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Isabel is among half a dozen projects by produced by Teixeira due to hit the festival circuit this year, including Bowls of Hell, which just played at Rotterdam, and James Gray’s Paper Tiger, which is tipped for Cannes.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
The progressive People's Party, which had been tipped to win the most seats, was holding down second place with 116 seats.
—Grant Peck, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
After Sarwar spoke, senior colleagues — including those tipped as potential challengers — rallied to support Starmer.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Switzerland are heavily tipped for gold here, with downhill gold medalist Franjo von Allmen aiming to win his second gold medal of the Games.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
This year, changes through the bill mean tax breaks like eliminating taxes on some overtime and tipped income, and raising the cap on the deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT, from $10,000 to $40,000.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The federal prosecutor and Healey are locked in a dispute over whether Massachusetts officials tipped off federal investigators to the $7 million SNAP fraud scheme announced in December.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
All of this intellectual boundary-breaking can be intoxicating, especially against the backdrop of a wider culture that has at times tipped into stultifying speech codes and groupthink.
—Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The score was set up by a Tylin Williams end zone interception off a tipped pass.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Dec. 2025
Investigators later determined Ly was armed with an orange-tipped, replica handgun and a knife, text in the video reads.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Nix started the fourth quarter finishing an eight-play, 78-yard touchdown drive that led to a Tony Franklin touchdown on a tipped pass.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Then came the tipped pass that ended as Beck’s fourth pick of the night.
—Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
Over the final three minutes Sunday, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass to take back the lead, and the Buccaneers defense intercepted a tipped pass, which set up Tampa Bay's game-winning field goal as time expired.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
On the next play from scrimmage, Christian Alarcon intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
Soon after, in March, all of Vail’s 23 North America properties committed to increasing their minimum wages from $15 to $20 an hour for non-tipped employees.
—Erin Vivid Riley, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2022
Verb
Menendez Abdala’s boyfriend, who worked in the Hialeah Police Department, tipped her off before she could be arrested, prosecutors say.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Isabel is among half a dozen projects by produced by Teixeira due to hit the festival circuit this year, including Bowls of Hell, which just played at Rotterdam, and James Gray’s Paper Tiger, which is tipped for Cannes.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
The progressive People's Party, which had been tipped to win the most seats, was holding down second place with 116 seats.
—Grant Peck, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
After Sarwar spoke, senior colleagues — including those tipped as potential challengers — rallied to support Starmer.
—Jill Lawless, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Switzerland are heavily tipped for gold here, with downhill gold medalist Franjo von Allmen aiming to win his second gold medal of the Games.
—Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
This year, changes through the bill mean tax breaks like eliminating taxes on some overtime and tipped income, and raising the cap on the deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT, from $10,000 to $40,000.
—Tara Molina, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
The federal prosecutor and Healey are locked in a dispute over whether Massachusetts officials tipped off federal investigators to the $7 million SNAP fraud scheme announced in December.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
All of this intellectual boundary-breaking can be intoxicating, especially against the backdrop of a wider culture that has at times tipped into stultifying speech codes and groupthink.
—Laura K. Field, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped
Adjective
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Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman offered Musk some pointed advice—urging him to focus more on philanthropy and perspective.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Place seeds about one-quarter inch deep and one inch apart, or plant sets with the pointed end up, leaving the tip just visible above the soil.—
Emily Hayes,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, there are longer days of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere (summer).—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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The war tilted, however slightly, toward the Allies.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Round cheekbones like a waxing moon, uptilted eyes like a fox's, a nose that sloped sharply downward.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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For those times when the ground is just too bumpy, sloped or otherwise uncomfortable to pitch a tent, the Float also comes with a hammock kit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The pullback is also proving painful for companies and investors that leaned heavily into bitcoin during the rally.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Put small bowls and plates between the tines, angled down and toward the center.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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With the last stone of the end, Constantini angled her shot out wide, hitting another stone and sending it straight into the Americans' stones in the center of the target.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Tipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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