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)
Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Missouri jumped out to a 12-0 lead right from the opening tip-off and impressively maintained that edge for the entire 40 minutes.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
When making their way to their seats ahead of tip-off, the NBA W.A.G. met up with the athlete's younger sister, Erica, before the game began.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Hours before tip-off the NCAA Tournament selection committee released its top-16 seeds and TCU (24-3, 12-2) was slotted No. 9 meaning, the committee right now has the Horned Frogs as a No. 3 seed.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Rivers said the team is still working with the league to see if Portis can travel with the team, even though he is not allowed in arenas on game nights starting two hours before tip-off.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Missouri jumped out to a 12-0 lead right from the opening tip-off and impressively maintained that edge for the entire 40 minutes.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
When making their way to their seats ahead of tip-off, the NBA W.A.G. met up with the athlete's younger sister, Erica, before the game began.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Hours before tip-off the NCAA Tournament selection committee released its top-16 seeds and TCU (24-3, 12-2) was slotted No. 9 meaning, the committee right now has the Horned Frogs as a No. 3 seed.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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Normally, the system works so that AirTags and other compatible items such as iPhones and iPads send Bluetooth signals to passing Apple devices, and relaying the data to Apple, which notifies the person who’s reported the item lost.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, February 27, the U.S Attorney for Washington, D.C., Edward Martin, a Trump loyalist, notified McFadden that the government had completely cancelled its contract with the Catholic bishop the day before.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The warning about the security measures put in place were posted on the naval base’s Facebook page.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Feb. 2025
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The State Department has issued a travel warning for U.S. citizens in Tamaulipas, citing high crime and kidnappings amid ongoing violence between drug cartels.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Pausing public comment limits the diversity of perspectives that inform public health policy.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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They were also informed that the wait for a table exceeded an hour.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The consignor, apprised of the Grünbaum provenance, asked Christie’s to help mediate an agreement with Grünbaum’s heirs, according to Boll.—
Catherine Hickley,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Local state prosecutors will be apprised of the situation should possible criminal culpability play a role in the origin of the pileup, the governor said.—
Erick Mendoza,
NBC News,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Women possessed by the gods were oracles, predicting the future in cryptic utterances.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Tremble didn’t have the 2024 season that many predicted.—
Alex Zietlow and,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Still, that put profits per share 16 cents ahead of the $2.25 analysts forecast.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
4 Mar. 2025
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The first step is to develop a stress-testing mindset when forecasting future growth.—
Laura Clayton McDonnell,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Biden’s actions kicked off a yearslong border crisis which melted down the emergency resources of border towns and caused New York’s mayor to prophesy the destruction of his city’s finances.—
The Editors,
National Review,
4 Mar. 2025
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Speaking of prophesying, faith is big in the Hurts household, and the NFL star speaks about it publicly.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And just as that communication breakdown presaged an explosion, so too did this one.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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State of play: Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer and Council President Blaine Griffin went at each other in public remarks, presaging what could be a larger ideological battle about the new ward map.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
26 Nov. 2024
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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