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Recent Examples of tippy
Paired with the haptic feedback of the controller, which vibrates in tandem with each tippy tappy step and hefty blow, Astro’s character model feels tangible and heavy with real-world weight.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Over the next two decades, Leger’s builds, ranging from 12 to 40 feet, attracted middle-class day boaters who wanted something that was less tippy on seas than a monohull.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
One whose most recent sales price works out to about $10,000 per square foot — the very tippy top of the luxury residential market, about what penthouse in trophy towers go for.
—Ronald S. Lauder Sold His Tiny Philip Johnson Home, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2023
These Timberwolves look primed to skip a few rungs on the ladder and reach the tippy top via one giant leap.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
Over the next two decades, Leger’s builds, ranging from 12 to 40 feet, attracted middle-class day boaters who wanted something that was less tippy on seas than a monohull.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024
One whose most recent sales price works out to about $10,000 per square foot — the very tippy top of the luxury residential market, about what penthouse in trophy towers go for.
—Ronald S. Lauder Sold His Tiny Philip Johnson Home, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2023
These Timberwolves look primed to skip a few rungs on the ladder and reach the tippy top via one giant leap.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tippy
Adjective
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The crowd is diverse, ranging from tipsy college students to international visitors.—
Chrissy Suttles,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
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Everyone else is too tipsy, and Ubering is so unsafe.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Best guess: Testi plays former secret agent John Dimas, now in his 70s, relaxing on a rocky beach of the French Riviera.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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The trail from the bay leading to the preserve’s entrance is rough, rocky and messy.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Their intimate knowledge of artistic symbiosis adds a poignant underlay to Hawke and Linklater’s reunion on Blue Moon, a transfixing character study that X-rays the shaky skeleton of a creative partnership of comparable duration.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2025
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President Biden was fully expected to be the Democratic nominee until a shaky debate performance on June 27 caused many, even in his own party, to call for a new nominee.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It’s now been 21 months since the May 2023 surgery, which was the fourth procedure Landeskog has had to try and fix his wonky knee.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2025
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There were, however, some wonky editing choices, like integrating Mary Cosby into the season by filming scene after scene of her in her walk-in closet.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Life took a precarious turn, however, in early 1941.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Public sympathy for those addicted to drugs has always been precarious.—
TIME,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Tippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tippy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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