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)
James Jackson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
New faces The coaches walked on the floor before tip-off and looked at the officiating crew of Mike Pearson, Rob Kueneman and Galen Davis.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
At the end of a long, emotional week, USC’s men’s basketball staff emerged one by one from the Galen Center tunnel just before tip-off Tuesday, relieved as ever to be back home.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By tip-off time, the veteran guard had been downgraded to questionable and eventually out altogether vs. Philadelphia.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Heat officially announced Butler as a starter about 30 minutes before tip-off, and Butler was introduced to mostly cheers from the Kaseya Center crowd, which applauded his first bucket.
—James Jackson, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
New faces The coaches walked on the floor before tip-off and looked at the officiating crew of Mike Pearson, Rob Kueneman and Galen Davis.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
At the end of a long, emotional week, USC’s men’s basketball staff emerged one by one from the Galen Center tunnel just before tip-off Tuesday, relieved as ever to be back home.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
By tip-off time, the veteran guard had been downgraded to questionable and eventually out altogether vs. Philadelphia.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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New Mexico officials are notifying people possibly exposed to measles.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Dominion was not notified that the plant lost power until 6:45am, an hour after the outage.—
Karri Peifer,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The National Weather Service (NWS) Los Angeles said on X (formerly Twitter) that Los Angeles, Glendale and Santa Clarita are under a flash flood warning until 8 p.m. PT.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Officials in Los Angeles issued evacuation warnings ahead of a potent storm that could cause life-threatening flooding and debris flow in areas charred by the deadly wildfires that broke out across Southern California last month.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The nine-episode series is informed not just by Williamson’s experiences but that of his fellow writers, including Bland and the show’s editor, Larissa James.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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In recent days, several current and former CFPB staff members informed NPR's Laurel Wamsley of a few major concerns.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Over the last three weeks, Kotb has kept her fans apprised of her goings on via Instagram, showing herself taking her daughters to school and meeting up with her former Today colleagues.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Joe Biden are currently being apprised of the situation, which led to the declaration of a state of emergency.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Fundamental research in the biology of branching helps cure cardiovascular diseases and cancer, design materials that can heal themselves and predict how trees will respond to a changing climate.—
Mitchell Newberry,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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That’s the part that’s really difficult to predict and build into an analysis.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is forecast from the Ohio Valley into the northern Mid-Atlantic, with light ice accumulations expected.—
Artemis Moshtaghian,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The unemployment rate had been forecast to remain at 4.1% in January, according to FactSet.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Few things are as reliable in prophesying a fall from grace as 30 Under 30.—
George Pendle,
airmail.news,
5 Oct. 2024
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The dystopian future of autonomous weapons prophesied by films like Slaughterbots is all but here, in Ukraine.—
Bryan Walsh,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
Verb
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Trump picked the Chiefs to win in a pregame interview with Fox News (an annual ritual that former President Biden notoriously skipped last year — the first in a series of events that presaged his eventual decision to quit the race).—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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The response presaged the film’s Golden Lion victory at the festival.—
Jordan Riefe,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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