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as in advice
a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert
got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom
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as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge
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as in dividend
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
a customer who always gives his paper carrier a very generous tip at Christmastime
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as in landfill
chiefly British
a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped
you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip
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as in to slope
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 tip
Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Ayesha Curry wine tips The world of wine can be overwhelming, but Curry suggests focusing on taste.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
He was taken into custody after an employee at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s tipped off law enforcement.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This is one accessory that should be more utilitarian than fashionable — but my tip?
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2024
Ayesha Curry wine tips The world of wine can be overwhelming, but Curry suggests focusing on taste.
—Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
Martin looks out toward the horizon and then closes his eyes and tips his face toward the afternoon sun.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
He was taken into custody after an employee at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s tipped off law enforcement.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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Founded as a mining town in the 1870s, the city of 10,000 nestles up against the foothills of the Gila National Forest, 3.3 million acres of alligator juniper, ponderosa pine and Gambel oak draped across softly sloping mountains.Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The frame includes a tight back that slopes into the arms for a contoured feel.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
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When the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun, the nights last longer.Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
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This pressure alone may eventually tilt economic policy more towards supply side changes, and also change the kinds of issues that politicians focus on such as immigration and identity politics.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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They're angled to fire sound up at you, get surprisingly loud, and offer decent audio quality.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
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At the time, prosecutors were angling to persuade a judge to lock Soto up for 40 years.John Annese, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Tip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tip. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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