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
According to OpenAI, this feature must be activated by users and can be toggled off.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Make sure Turn on secure storage is toggled on.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
For instance, the first map has a slider which can be toggled to show homeless incidents over time, going as far back as 2015.
—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
Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Make sure Turn on secure storage is toggled on.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
For instance, the first map has a slider which can be toggled to show homeless incidents over time, going as far back as 2015.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggled
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The Lakers tied the Detroit Pistons for the second-most wins in the NBA (eight) behind only the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder (10-1), but that wasn’t the only good news the team got on Monday.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Awards tied to market cap gains are paired with operational achievements.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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Vande Kolk clenched his teeth to avoid crying.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her purplish hands remained clenched on her chest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Once Jeopardy's John Pork question was clipped for TikTok, users on the platform argued that the clue wasn't completely accurate, as John Pork appeared on social media as early as 2018, before generative AI was widely accessible.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gausman allowed a solo home run to Dodgers catcher Will Smith, and two batters later, he got clipped by third baseman Max Muncy.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Samson noted that throughout fashion history, only garments for women have been designed with rear closures, with the possible exception amid the utopian Saint-Simonian sect in 19th-century France, when men wore waistcoats that fastened from behind, requiring assistance.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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There, a group of KPMG staffers followed and sometimes interjected their own thoughts on the building, while workers fastened the last screws on light bulbs and organized plants strewn around the office.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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That clinched the season series for the Rams, reversing a trend in which the 49ers swept the regular-season matchups from 2019-22.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Markle’s video showed the prince and her friend, Kelly McKee Zajfen, watching the end of the game as the Dodgers clinched back-to-back World Series titles.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hannah McGuire stepped up to a microphone outside City Hall with hands clasped together in front of her and took a deep breath.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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The pair took a spin through the watery exhibits, and then Hanks clasped his hands together.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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In recent days, the grassroots effort has spread, as messages offering and seeking assistance are cut, copied and pasted throughout communities big and small, connecting neighbors and finding those in need tangible help.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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James then copy-and-pasted the same message up through group seven, which is the one that the algorithm latched onto.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Oct. 2025
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The crocodile was seen swimming with the dead canine clamped between its jaws on Monday, per WESH.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 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 16 Nov. 2025.
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