toddled

past tense of toddle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddled
Verb
  • Latin America has lurched rightward in recent elections, as governments scramble to curtail violence stemming from record cocaine production.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 June 2026
  • As the carriage lurched forward, the teen’s mother fell from the vehicle, prompting Romanch Mahajan to jump out in an effort to help her, The Times reported.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Because the 59-year-old MAGA actor has stumbled into a debate that’s been vexing DC fans for more than six decades.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
  • The memorial effort dragged for years as the private onePulse Foundation, originally tasked to create it, stumbled and then collapsed amid excessive ambition that produced a plan for a $100 million memorial and museum the group had no ability to fund.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • On the floor, waist-high piles of books tottered like miniature leaning towers of Pisa.
    The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • The catastrophic part of the book is shockingly witty and beautiful, but the first part shook me even more.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
  • Some shook their head when they were first handed the headsets.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • That decline has done little to boost a Labour government that has floundered since winning election in July 2024.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Harris didn’t add a bat, and the offense floundered in August and September.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 3 June 2026
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“Toddled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddled. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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