tot

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Recent Examples of tot Tater tot casserole To make this casserole in advance, assemble the beef filling as instructed, but do not top with the tater tots. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025 Last month, a man in Chicago stole a vehicle with a 7-month-old child inside, then abandoned the vehicle in the sweltering heat with the tot inside. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 Sitting on a couch, Justin put one arm around his son as the little tot leaned over his father. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Their eldest son, Dakota, bears a striking resemblance to a young Culkin, and that has not been lost on the young tot, too. EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tot
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Noun
  • However, Bieber is a bigger question mark, with his detour from either pop or hip-hop into a vibe-ier sound possibly broadening his bona fides.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • If country is fractured, pop is positively shattered, less a sound than a survival tactic.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The owners of the home said they were woken up by the crash, as was their toddler, according to CBS affiliate WBZ.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Yield strength describes the point at which a material permanently deforms under stress, marking the boundary between elastic flexibility and structural failure – crucial for engineers designing load-bearing structures.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Sleek and minimal in design, this pack helps keep your load light and orderly.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An inspiring 60-second spot from Pampers features an array of wee tykes, all being comforted or protected by the popular Procter & Gamble diaper.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • James, who was first introduced to TV viewers as Family Matters tyke Richie Crawford, has forged an impressive career in daytime.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Snails can look like little elephants, slugs can look like fish, and worms can look like swimming chandeliers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The reflective foil discourages unwanted insects and pests like slugs from approaching and harming the plants, but actually helps to attract butterflies.
    Darcy Lenz, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The endangered infant, who hasn’t been named yet, was born with a head and body covered in orange fur, which will gradually darken to jet black within a year, as is the case with all François langurs.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The reenactment shows a caretaker roughly handling the infant doll, placing him on the mattress with obvious impact and then flipping him on his stomach and pressing on his back and head.
    Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An autopsy to determine the newborn's cause of death proved inconclusive, and the medical examiner's report said that more testing would be required.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • From joy to detention Just one day after Mario Monteverde left the maternity hospital in Buffalo, New York, with his wife and their premature newborn, he was detained by immigration authorities, despite holding full TPS extension approval, with his protection officially confirmed in April.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The addition of Clarkson could bump him down a peg rotationally already, but if the Knicks also hold on to Brogdon and/or Shamet, McBride's development could be further curtailed.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t try to fit a square peg into a round hole.
    Frank Williamson, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tot. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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