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Recent Examples of toddle
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.
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Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
Tagovailoa was not quite 3 and toddling around Ewa Beach, Hawaii, at the time.
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 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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Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 16 Oct. 2025
Tagovailoa was not quite 3 and toddling around Ewa Beach, Hawaii, at the time.
—Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 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
Verb
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Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Now, even that tiny effort is tottering.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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When her car began to lurch forward, an agent near the front left-side of the SUV drew his gun and shot her at close range.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Natanya complicates her old-school character sketch with cerebral shifts in perspective, affecting each of the voices that accompany a young woman’s drive for success and independence (demanding friends and parents, sexist expectations, her own willpower) in a lurching cascade of melodies.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
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The sort of challenge that has caused United to stumble in recent times.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Stocks had stumbled there in prior days after MSCI, an influential company in the investment industry that creates stock and other indexes, warned about market risks such as a lack of transparency.—
Stan Choe,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Spurs appear riddled with dysfunction from top to bottom and are floundering in lower mid-table in the Premier League, with an unbalanced and underwhelming squad.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The case against Comey has floundered, with the statute of limitations for the original charges having lapsed.—
Jack Date,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
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This should have people across the country absolutely shook.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Jan. 2026
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The officer in the black beanie appears to shake a pepper spray canister toward protesters.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Tech giants flourish or falter based on their decisions to overhaul themselves, often leaving tens of thousands of workers to pay the price.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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As the Bucks falter in the midst of this Antetokounmpo mess, Crowder took to social media to again reflect on the decision of the Bucks to dismiss Adrian Griffin in favor of Rivers midway through the 2023-24 season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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His ability to apply them has wavered.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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The forecast models are wavering a bit on when the rain will arrive but the trend is more toward Friday night and Saturday.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Toddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddle. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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