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Recent Examples of toddle
The sight of hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings toddling their way down to the lapping ocean waves is the surest way to take your breath away.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
As players cleared the court, Ares could be seen with his mom, toddling across the hardwood with a basketball in hand, chasing after loose balls and even giving dribbling a try before his dad scooped him up.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
In the viral video, Carter gleefully toddled into the room with his prized possession: a doughnut.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
In search of my baby sister, having just learned to walk, toddling on fat legs from one piece of furniture to the next, giggles and drool, wearing only white cotton diapers.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
As players cleared the court, Ares could be seen with his mom, toddling across the hardwood with a basketball in hand, chasing after loose balls and even giving dribbling a try before his dad scooped him up.
—Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
In the viral video, Carter gleefully toddled into the room with his prized possession: a doughnut.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
In search of my baby sister, having just learned to walk, toddling on fat legs from one piece of furniture to the next, giggles and drool, wearing only white cotton diapers.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddle
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Models are tottering on the cobblestoned Bond Street with their heels getting stuck in the rivets.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere in town, the original creature, played by Christian Bale, has lurched here from Austria still on his lonely quest for companionship.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Then, just as abruptly, the plane lurched up, slamming everyone back to the ground.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Spotting this superconducting dome is often a sign that researchers have stumbled onto the right ingredients for high-temperature superconductivity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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The man then tripped, stumbling to the ground.—
Andrew Adeolu,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The overall focus was overwhelmingly on fixing China’s floundering economy, with action to tackle unemployment, a depressed real estate market, and boosting innovation.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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In the latter years of the Roman Republic, landowners amassed unprecedented riches while plebeians floundered, spawning resentment that infected many corners of society.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Witnesses described the Israeli airstrikes as particularly intense, shaking homes in the area.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Hopes for any stability and settling out, however, have been quickly shaken.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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But UConn faltered in the second half, surrendering a 20-4 run and at one point going nearly eight minutes between field goals.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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If real estate values falter in a community, the decline could imperil a crucial revenue stream from property taxes for cities, counties, regional agencies, and school districts.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Prices have wavered since then, and gold’s value hovered below $5,200 an ounce on March 6.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Andy Robertson says his commitment to Liverpool never wavered after Tottenham Hotspur made an approach to sign him in the January window.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Toddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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