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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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Alongside counting calories or eating smaller portions, many people add exercise into the equation when trying to lose weight to help tip the balance.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Hanging from the rafters, the tip of its blade points down ominously over viewers’ heads, emphasizing both the danger of the weapon and its fragility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Do you have an investing tip that changed your life?

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Duke Law is only the tip of the iceberg.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The second knife is shorter with a leaner tip and is used for detail work.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

After the engines cut out, it tipped over.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Or maybe Harp’s relationship with Trump really hasn’t tipped into romance.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Bessent hasn’t tipped his hand as to exactly what he or President Donald Trump would target in their new effort.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

The South Korean megastars were widely tipped in the running for several of the Grammys' top honours, including Album of the Year, after their comeback album, ARIRANG, became one of this year's best-selling hits.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Anyway, Grandpappy and his family could sit in that outhouse with no worry of being tipped again!

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

"We are at a tipping point," said Weingart.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

In those simulations, the tipping point occurred at approximately 2.5°C of global warming.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

The property became a tipping point, and residents such as JoAnn Koplin pushed for historic protections so other homes wouldn’t be demolished.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

With his tipping habit under control—or at least concealed—the 24-year-old Sasaki has been transformed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

She thinks it over, but I can already feel things tipping in my favor.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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