as in to tie
to fasten with a device in which a small piece of wood, plastic, metal, etc. is pushed through a loop or hole
toggled his duffel coat closed
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Recent Examples of toggle
No one dreams about toggling filters.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Minnesota can toggle with its lineups using him off the bench or next to Anthony Edwards in the starting five.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Previously, this information was shared through corporate reports or dashboards that an employee had to toggle through manually.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Additional options allow toggling Anisotropic Materials, Chromatic Aberration, and Bloom, and disabling Global Illumination entirely.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Minnesota can toggle with its lineups using him off the bench or next to Anthony Edwards in the starting five.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Previously, this information was shared through corporate reports or dashboards that an employee had to toggle through manually.
—John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Additional options allow toggling Anisotropic Materials, Chromatic Aberration, and Bloom, and disabling Global Illumination entirely.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggle
Verb
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João Klauss scored for the fourth time in his first three matches with the Galaxy to tie it 1-1 in the 56th minute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The family also claims the university had prior knowledge of safety concerns tied to large events but failed to address them.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Back at the gathering, there were Martha’s groans and Gretchen’s anger, and there was Mike, clasping his chest—a heart attack?—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Sitting in a back room at ExtraMile Arena last weekend, Miller clasped hands with old teammate Steve Barrett, who helped pull him to his feet after an hourlong interview with the Statesman.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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However, Milton worked to pin the puck in the corner of the rink, which prevented the Dragons from scoring again.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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This isn’t to pin the club’s struggles on Garland, who was probably Vancouver’s most consistent forward of the post-Bo Horvat era and one of its most reliable five-on-five play drivers.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The elevator delivers you to the lobby, where hanging textiles in warm ocher tones serve as the signature art piece, dyed using dorozome, a traditional mud-dyeing technique, with soil from the building site itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Saddam Hussein was captured, tried and hanged.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Chinese speedskater leaped into the air, fists clenched, joy bursting from every pore.—
Rick Maese,
Washington Post,
19 Feb. 2026
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As the comedy progresses, its buoyant tone clenches and darkens, and the plot bends and lurches, in ways that, to me, felt unnecessarily punitive toward both Haru and the audience.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even 20 years ago, film wasn’t as accessible or easily clipped together.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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See the date announcement clip below.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2026
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The ponytail began with a sleek foundation, with the lengths cinched at the crown of her head and fastened in a series of bubbles.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
5 Mar. 2026
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There are some café racing elements in there too, like the pillion cover and the tubular license plate holder fastened to the swingarm's side.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Heat needs to finish among the East’s top six teams to clinch a playoff spot without needing to take part in the play-in tournament.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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One of several impressive pieces the Raptors have in their attack, the dynamic junior midfielder has been instrumental in LASA clinching a playoff berth.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Toggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggle. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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