as in tied
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 toggled
McCollum has toggled between guarding Hart and Bridges.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
While Adebayo is a fixture in the Heat’s starting lineup, Ware has toggled between starting alongside Adebayo and playing as the backup center off the bench in his second NBA season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Even when toggled off, users across all account levels, including Free, Basic and Premium, will still see video advertisements, including Canvas loop-like ads.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
An impressive revolving stage, which displayed both the exterior of the bank and the bland lobby inside, toggled smoothly between scenes.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
At his dining-room table, in a new home in a scraggly stretch of New Orleans’s Seventh Ward, Rob toggled between Facebook and WhatsApp on both his phone and laptop.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Optional web search can be toggled on, while offline mode keeps everything local.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The tourist anecdote became a familiar runway, as Chappelle toggled between observational comedy and provocation, pivoting quickly into hotter cultural territory.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
Ideally that can be toggled on its own.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
While Adebayo is a fixture in the Heat’s starting lineup, Ware has toggled between starting alongside Adebayo and playing as the backup center off the bench in his second NBA season.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
Even when toggled off, users across all account levels, including Free, Basic and Premium, will still see video advertisements, including Canvas loop-like ads.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
An impressive revolving stage, which displayed both the exterior of the bank and the bland lobby inside, toggled smoothly between scenes.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
At his dining-room table, in a new home in a scraggly stretch of New Orleans’s Seventh Ward, Rob toggled between Facebook and WhatsApp on both his phone and laptop.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Optional web search can be toggled on, while offline mode keeps everything local.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
The tourist anecdote became a familiar runway, as Chappelle toggled between observational comedy and provocation, pivoting quickly into hotter cultural territory.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
Ideally that can be toggled on its own.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggled
Verb
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The Going There author and Monahan tied the knot in 1989.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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His 41 wins were tied for the third-most in franchise history by a coach in their first year with the team, and his 98 points tied a franchise record for most points accumulated by a coach in their first year.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Participants alternately clenched their toes (rock), spread them apart (paper) and crossed the big toe over the others (scissors).—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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May watched, jaw clenched, arms crossed, eyes glassy.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Edmundson, who’d lost MacKinnon on his first goal, atoned by receiving Kempe’s pass in the high slot and flicking a shot that clipped Wedgewood on its way into the net.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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It was not known which way Woods was leaning before his SUV clipped the back of a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck on a residential road in Florida, turning his vehicle on its side.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Fifty-eight gazar- and organza-covered buttons lined the back of the bodice, all fastened by Rouleau loops.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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At the moment of the attack, the patrol was monitoring a black rhino and tracking the animal through a GPS device fastened to its ankle.—
Ryan Brennan
April 27,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Yorba Linda baseball clinched at least a share of the North Hills League championship by beating Sonora 4-1 on Friday at Sonora High.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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The Dragons clinched the series win in style as Jackson Smith and Gavin Morris combined to no hit Boswell.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 May 2026
Verb
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While the other candidates pressed their palms against the podiums, ready to pounce on every question, Becerra clasped his hands like an altar boy.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While traditional wallpaper is meticulously pasted to a wall, peel-and-stick attaches quickly with an adhesive backing.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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They were raised in congressional hearings and pasted on posters in anti-ICE demonstrations.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Toggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggled. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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