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)
Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The best way to get affordable Knicks tickets is to stop by the box office 15 minutes after tip-off.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
What are the tip-offs that a person is operating from attachment versus aspiration?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Game 3 will be played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday with a 3:30 p.m. ET tip-off.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Less than an hour before tip-off, Cleveland released his official status.
—Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The best way to get affordable Knicks tickets is to stop by the box office 15 minutes after tip-off.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
What are the tip-offs that a person is operating from attachment versus aspiration?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Game 3 will be played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday with a 3:30 p.m. ET tip-off.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tip (off)
Verb
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The boat, with four on board, sank hundreds of feet offshore in Possession Sound, north of Seattle, in the afternoon of May 21, with authorities notified of the incident around 1:10 p.m., Everett Police Department said in a news release.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office will release the man’s name and age after his family has been notified.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The orders were later reduced to warnings, and the last of the warnings was lifted about 8:30 p.m. Sunday.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Attendees had been informed of the location just 48 hours in advance.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Officials did not inform the court about when the man would return and whether he would be detained afterward.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Be a visible change leader and steadying force, keeping employees regularly apprised.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Something like our turbulence prediction module might someday be inserted into bigger climate models that can do better at predicting things like hurricanes.—
Steve Nadis,
Wired News,
1 June 2025
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Spinrad visited Southern California in late May and was taken aback by the number of people raising concern over the agency’s ability to continue predicting atmospheric river events, with all of their implications on public safety, reservoir operations and hydro power.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
Verb
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While the promise of forecasting customer behavior, optimizing operations and boosting efficiency was clear, the reality was often out of reach for most businesses.—
Zohar Bronfman,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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At the end of April, a report from Oxford Economics forecast that U.S. industrial output would shrink by 0.8 percent between 2025 and 2026 as a direct result of the tariffs.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Wright’s childhood nursery was decorated with engravings of English cathedrals In his autobiography, Wright discusses how his mother prophesied his future as an architect, decorating his nursery with buildings to encourage this development.—
Carrie Hojnicki,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2025
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Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and other tech barons like to prophesy a future in which AI cures cancer and makes everyone prosperous.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The mixed messaging would presage his style as a pontiff whose doctrinal conservatism would blend with increasingly progressive public statements.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Dolan’s timidity in February presaged the decision of the bishops’ conference to wind down the refugee program in April, apparently without any attempt to sustain it independently.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Tip (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip%20%28off%29. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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