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
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The chart below highlights minimum wages in 2024 and 2025, including tipped wages, their most recent increases, and the factors driving these changes.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The betting line has more than doubled as the scales have tipped to more Hokies than Gophers players expected to be out.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Finnish officials discovered the food after Swedish customs officials tipped them off to a cargo shipment and abnormalities in customs documents.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The Herald was also tipped off about letters that had been sent to Fernandez Rundle concerning new allegations against Kamlet that were also inexplicably not part of his case file.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
The Noughties trend has tipped from the odd kitsch diamante halter top or ironic Juicy Couture re-wear into a full-on revival—but with iPhones instead of Razrs.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
While many local governments are leading the way with higher minimum wages, tipped workers still often earn less than the regular wage, the think tank notes.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The chart below highlights minimum wages in 2024 and 2025, including tipped wages, their most recent increases, and the factors driving these changes.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
The betting line has more than doubled as the scales have tipped to more Hokies than Gophers players expected to be out.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 2 Jan. 2025
Finnish officials discovered the food after Swedish customs officials tipped them off to a cargo shipment and abnormalities in customs documents.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
The Herald was also tipped off about letters that had been sent to Fernandez Rundle concerning new allegations against Kamlet that were also inexplicably not part of his case file.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade.
—Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The end of that era should be celebrated, but this calling out of the loudmouths, oddballs, misogynists and gropers may have tipped into an overly condemnatory age.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
The Noughties trend has tipped from the odd kitsch diamante halter top or ironic Juicy Couture re-wear into a full-on revival—but with iPhones instead of Razrs.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipped
Adjective
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During the live broadcast, the verbal sparring escalated as Stratton made pointed comments directed at Charlotte's professional legacy and personal life.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The broadcast networks are likely to focus on their ability to snare a younger cohort of viewers between 18 and 49, and to promote their news programming as a place that avoids some of the pointed debate that can be an element of many cable offerings.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He was pushed in a wheelchair, wearing nasal tubes for supplemental oxygen, and wished the crowd a good Sunday from the front of the altar before being greeted by participants in the Mass, some of whom leaned to kiss his hands.—
Giada Zampano,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a time when Black men were often boxed into stereotypes of toughness and stoicism, Wally leaned into warmth.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Floating vanity mirrors are angled to reflect the hillside beyond.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The judge added that while both towers are shown from the perspective of someone standing at ground level, looking up, the towers are angled in different directions and show different times.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Tipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipped. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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