tipster

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Recent Examples of tipster Anonymous tipsters can contact police at 1-866-60-CRIME or go to stancrimetips.org. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 After plastering a wanted photo around the Bronx neighborhood, a tipster later identified him to cops as someone who sells weed out of a van in the area. Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025 Information from one tipster led investigators to believe Sharkey may have attempted to take a picture or video during the incident, Snapp said. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025 The probable cause affidavit also details how the fast work of an anonymous tipster, school offiicials and several law enforcement agencies may have thwarted a mass tragedy. Lex Harvey, Holly Yan and Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tipster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
  • But there are hints that the unleashed-animal-spirits theme that kicked in late last year and was part of every handicappers upbeat 2025 outlook is bidding for a do-over.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 May 2025
  • So some handicappers like to forecast the Kentucky Derby by analyzing how horses perform down the stretch of their last prep race before Churchill Downs.
    Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • That’s not to say speculators are necessarily out of luck, though the options are not without controversy.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • However, bookmakers continue to price them as top-tier contenders.
    Julia Ranney, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • But there’s a reason bookmakers are expecting this to challenge for the win.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • As of Saturday morning, oddsmakers including bet365 see Dembele as just the slight second-favorite behind Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
  • Even with a tough schedule, oddsmakers respect Baltimore.
    Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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