Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiptoeing
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested lifting sanctions on Iranian oil already at sea in a bid to lower oil prices – which might mean padding the war chest of a US enemy.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Egyptian immigrants Azzam and Samra Ahmed are padding their savings by performing for bots in their one-bedroom apartment in Pasadena.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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The technology is sweeping almost every profession while also creeping into people’s personal lives, sometimes with devastating consequences.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Her works explored Oedipal urges and creeping fascism.—
Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Huskies rejoiced in inching one step closer to capturing back-to-back national championships.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The team is inching toward making history for Fort Worth ISD, as the district has never had a boys soccer state champion.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Until Isaacman’s program makeover, Artemis III was crawling toward a moon landing no sooner than 2029.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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One provider recommended a different formula, but Laura responded that her son was burning calories by kicking in his bed, crawling and wheeling around in his wheelchair.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Now, Food Lion is edging up to Harris Teeter by sales revenue.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Love guested on Corgan’s podcast, The Magnificent Others, and reviving Woodstock ’94–era beef seemed as good a thing to talk about as that Hole reunion Love keeps edging us with.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison term after being convicted of state crimes for sneaking in an outside computer expert to make a copy of her county's election computer system during a software update in 2021.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2026
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Tina Peters is serving a nine-year prison term after being convicted of state crimes for sneaking in an outside computer expert to make a copy of her county’s election computer system during a software update in 2021.—
Colleen Slevin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The more often people talk about ghosting, the more people seem to ghost.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Psarras spends the majority of his time slinking through space, scanning the highly detailed living room of opulence for the next steps of Tony’s grisly plan (the varied set design, which includes some ingenious touches with translucent walls, is by Ron Gasparinetti) .—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And Taylor telegraphs this through every beguiling movement, sometimes slinking, other times exuding braggadocio.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Tiptoeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiptoeing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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