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Recent Examples of toddle
On this trip back to the mountain village, children and chickens toddle around, and Elba scrubs laundry in an outdoor basin.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
The cost of transport while flying works out to be about 36, but just 14 while crawling, meaning that the robot is more than twice as efficient while toddling along on the ground.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2016
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025
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.
—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
The cost of transport while flying works out to be about 36, but just 14 while crawling, meaning that the robot is more than twice as efficient while toddling along on the ground.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2016
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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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Each assault count corresponds to a moment Mendoza Hernandez’s car lurched forward, about seven seconds apart.—
Scott Lebar. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2026
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These are some of the heaviest grooves that Seefeel have created in ages, channeling lurching currents through intricate chains of dub delay.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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The mood in Venice is still borderline ecstatic, full of gossip, parties, and people chatting about art in their respective cities, trading business cards, discovering new talent, eating, drinking, and stumbling around, running into old friends.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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South Africa has stumbled into a classic policy trap.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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But the deal floundered when the CBS executives would not accept anything less than 51% ownership – and control – of the channel.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Through the first seven games after the Red Sox’s coaching purge — which included hitting coach Peter Fatse, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and major-league hitting strategy coach Joe Cronin — Boston’s offense is still floundering.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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Even with only two-thirds of the lower bowl of Grand Casino Arena filled, the cheers of relief from the fans when Morin scored the game-tying and game leading goals shook the arena as if the place was packed full.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Her daytime meals are pretty consistent and include yogurts, protein bars, protein shakes and protein pasta.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the company that made their name keeps faltering towards the point of no return.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Milei, at odds with the press to a degree unseen since the 1983 restoration of Argentine democracy, has escalated his media-bashing in recent weeks as his flagship campaigns against corruption and inflation falter.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Like Hart, Brunson never wavered either.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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No need to waver at the edge of a sheer cliff, yearning after Cathy’s glam.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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“Toddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddle. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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