tipster

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Recent Examples of tipster The complaint adds that a tipster notified federal investigators about the scheme in January 2024. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026 On Sunday, the vise around James began to tighten after an unidentified tipster told police that the person in the video had a familiar gait and might work at the facility, according to the charging documents. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026 According to the homicide file, a tipster called the police on January 3rd and accused two other men—including one who had been at the bar that night—of being responsible. Jennifer Gonnerman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Guthrie made a direct appeal to anyone who may have knowledge of the case, saying the tipster can remain anonymous. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tipster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipster
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors in Alabama secured an 11-count indictment accusing the organization of paying millions of dollars to some of those undercover informants and hiding the real purpose of the payments from its donors.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
  • As Ballmer sees it, Sanberg agreed to cooperate in exchange for the league submitting a favorable sentencing letter to Judge Wilson, and thus he shouldn’t be regarded as a credible informant.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rates the 2026 Michigan Senate race as one of just four toss-ups among the 35 upper-chamber seats up for grabs in November.
    Julia Mueller, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2026
  • One highlight on the undercard came in the third race when Surfin’ U.S.A., a 3-year-old filly owned by Times sportswriter Eric Sondheimer and Barry Siegel, brother of the late handicapper Jeff Siegel, cruised to victory in an $80,000 optional claiming race.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The whole family is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement: the oldest son disappears into Siberia, never to be seen or heard of again, while the youngest, eighteen, is jailed together with his father, and executed after his cell is exposed by an informer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • What better way to wrap up a hectic work week than with your favorite speculator right here at The Athletic!
    John Laghezza, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Cities tax buildings more than the land beneath them, which critics call an incentive for speculators to hold onto empty lots and derelict properties rather than develop them with housing and commerce that could draw jobs and capture sales tax revenue.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Only one cardinal survived—smells like a snitch—and Urban was apparently disappointed by how little the other captive cardinals had screamed.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Cipriani knows that he’s considered a snitch.
    Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Bowie Kuhn, who served as commissioner from 1969 to 1984, suspended All-Star pitcher Denny McLain in 1970 for his involvement with bookmakers.
    Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
  • One bookmaker, who was offering odds of 7-2 on Spurs winning the Premier League title this time 10 years ago, has them at 9-2 to go down.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Jeff Vorva is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Going into Sunday, the Gamecocks are favored by 3.5 points, with oddsmakers expecting a high-scoring affair.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • As of Tuesday, his Kalshi odds to play at the Masters are at 19%, which might be much higher than any other oddsmaker at the moment.
    Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Tipster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipster. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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