tipoffs
Hints from insiders
Tipoffs is the plural of tipoff.
A tipoff is advance warning or secret information, especially about something illicit: Police received tipoffs about the drug operation.
In basketball, the tipoff is the initial jump ball that starts play—hence figuratively, the beginning of something: The press conference was the tipoff to campaign season.
Indicators something's wrong
- alertsWarning notifications
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- heads-upInformal advance warning
- advance noticePrior notification of events
signals · omens · harbingers · portents · wake-up call · caution · advisory · early warning
One who provides intelligence
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- insiderOne with confidential access
- sourcePoint of origin
- moleSubterranean insectivore
disclosure · revelation · scoop · expose · confidential · secrets · intelligence · gossip
Goes in front
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- hintsIndirect suggestions
- signsDisplays conveying information
- trailPath through wilderness
breadcrumbs · investigation · detective · forensics · sleuthing · deduction · inference · footprints
Contested aerial retrieval
- center courtPrimary competition arena
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- openingGap or start
- possessionState of owning
NBA · matchup · starting lineup · throw-up · center · officials
red flags
Indicators something's wrong
- alertsWarning notifications
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- heads-upInformal advance warning
advance notice · signals · omens · harbingers · portents · wake-up call · caution · advisory · early warning · alarm bells
informant
One who provides intelligence
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- insiderOne with confidential access
- sourcePoint of origin
mole · disclosure · revelation · scoop · expose · confidential · secrets · intelligence · gossip · rumors
leads
Goes in front
trail · breadcrumbs · investigation · detective · forensics · sleuthing · deduction · inference · footprints · mystery
jump ball
Contested aerial retrieval
- center courtPrimary competition arena
- refereeSports rule enforcer
- openingGap or start
possession · NBA · matchup · starting lineup · throw-up · center · officials
tipoffspress releases
Formal announcements for journalists
public notices · proclamations · press conferences · broadcasts · public proclamations
tipoffscover-ups
Acts of concealing wrongdoing
concealments · suppressions · secrets · withholdings · obfuscations
tipoffsfinal whistle
Signal ending a match
conclusion · game over · endings · finales