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tiptoe

[tip-toh] / ˈtɪpˌtoʊ /


VERB
to walk cautiously or stealthily
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“The art is to tiptoe up to the edge of what’s possible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Put all together, investors may remain understandably uneasy about the topic, even if they start to tiptoe back into oversold areas.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

We tiptoe around finances because we’ve been programmed by society to link our personal value to our financial status.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026

Like Carrie’s playful tiptoe stride through the streets in heels, the show pranced around topics that, had it walked through them with intention, would have given the series traces of its former self.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Helmuth follows the swirling stream to the cell window, stands on tiptoe, reaches to wipe the sill.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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