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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
For instance, the first map has a slider which can be toggled to show homeless incidents over time, going as far back as 2015.
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Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
These integrations are off by default and can be toggled in settings.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The researchers initially toggled the magnetic state with an external magnetic field, using far less energy than a typical silicon transistor requires.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Frazier, whose ring demeanor generally toggled between glowering and frowning, glowered.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The group’s stage production, a minimalist/maximalist approach utilizing a single video screen that toggled between a technicolor background and shots of the sweaty crowd, certainly allows for that.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Activating Vesia Tuesday meant optioning Ben Casparius, who hasn’t been the same ever since the Dodgers toggled with his usage and tried stretching him out to paper over their early-season rotation injuries.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But Naperville North coach Jim Konrad moved Pedersen to defense the following year and toggled him between offense and defense last season because the Huskies got plenty of goals from All-Americans Noah Radeke and Jaxon Stokes.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The questions that followed toggled from personal logistics to concerns about the future of democracy.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
These integrations are off by default and can be toggled in settings.
—Benj Edwards, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The researchers initially toggled the magnetic state with an external magnetic field, using far less energy than a typical silicon transistor requires.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Frazier, whose ring demeanor generally toggled between glowering and frowning, glowered.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The group’s stage production, a minimalist/maximalist approach utilizing a single video screen that toggled between a technicolor background and shots of the sweaty crowd, certainly allows for that.
—Daniel Kohn, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Activating Vesia Tuesday meant optioning Ben Casparius, who hasn’t been the same ever since the Dodgers toggled with his usage and tried stretching him out to paper over their early-season rotation injuries.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But Naperville North coach Jim Konrad moved Pedersen to defense the following year and toggled him between offense and defense last season because the Huskies got plenty of goals from All-Americans Noah Radeke and Jaxon Stokes.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
The questions that followed toggled from personal logistics to concerns about the future of democracy.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggled
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Putting further investment toward recycling, by 2030, Eastman intends to allocate 90 percent of its research and development spend tied to Naia textiles on innovations related to sustainability and circularity.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gadsden tied his career best with seven catches, including his first touchdown in the NFL.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Seldom without a piece of grass or straw clenched between his teeth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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To estimate 10 degrees in the sky, use the width of your clenched first held at arm's length.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The scouts are getting an in-person look at the opposing players and game plan, and are on the lookout for anything the all-22 cutups can’t pick up, because the pieces of film are clipped closer to the snap itself.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Keep your toenails clipped and short.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
10 Oct. 2025
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For Stone, the Susa sandals aligned with the breezy sophistication of her archival spring 1996 Donna Karan ensemble, which consisted of a column skirt and a collared top daintily fastened at the chest.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Sturgeon from the Delaware River were likely fastened to a spit and basted with butter, then sprinkled with flour, nutmeg, mace, salt, sweet herbs, and breadcrumbs before being dressed in a tangy sauce that usually included anchovy, lobster, lemon, horseradish, and white wine.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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What clinched the deal was his bond with her daughter Anna, who was then 9 years old.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Philadelphia Phillies were the last team to achieve that feat in 2009, while no team has won back-to-back World Series since the New York Yankees clinched three in a row between 1998 and 2000.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Later, the family clasped hands and prayed in a circle.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Oct. 2025
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So the film only makes sense when those two things are clasped together.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Sofia Coppola’s cult-favorite (if historically murky-at-best) 2006 film Marie Antoinette plucked the queen from history-book pages and pasted her on contemporary mood boards.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
2 Oct. 2025
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Asked whether Robinson had literally copied and pasted Harrington’s idea, his website was taken down.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, during his journey, Vasi encountered a wire snare trap, which ended up clamped around his back leg in September 2019.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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One of the two animals ended up with part of Hohl's head inside its mouth, with its jaws clamped around his cheek and skull, while the other clamped onto his left ankle.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Toggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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