tipping (off)

verb

Definition of tipping (off)next
present participle of tip (off)
as in notifying

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  1. notifying
  2. predicting
  3. informing
  4. forecasting
Verb
  • Even notifying relatives of people who died in the storm has been difficult.
    Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The company has been notifying partners and customers that the device is being discontinued, UploadVR reports.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of notifying
Verb
  • Further study showed that the computer model was more than 90 percent accurate in predicting how a real fly’s brain would respond.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Economists had been predicting payroll growth of 140-150,000 jobs; instead, payrolls rose by 254,000.
    Harry Holzer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of predicting
Verb
  • State labor officials ordered the county in its report to stop all anti-collective bargaining actions, distribute the determination letter to all employees and post a notice informing employees about their rights under state law.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Details from the indictments make clear that federal prosecutors were aware of the underlying schemes for months or longer before informing voters.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of informing
Verb
  • With the first ballot having gone out to Grammy voters on Friday morning, Variety is forecasting the likely nominees in the Grammys’ top four all-genre categories.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Those results fell within the poll's margin of error, forecasting a tight race in the state.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of forecasting
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