as in tying
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 toggling
The company says toggling the preference increases the likelihood of being matched with a woman driver, though matches are not guaranteed.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
That's an option some esports gamers may appreciate toggling on, under some circumstances.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
No one dreams about toggling filters.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Additional options allow toggling Anisotropic Materials, Chromatic Aberration, and Bloom, and disabling Global Illumination entirely.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
It can be disabled by toggling the switch off.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Customers can attempt to resolve the issue by restarting their phone or toggling airplane mode.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
The result is a film that openly manipulates its viewers, toggling between Christmas magic and cathartic brutality — including a deliberately crowd-pleasing Nazi massacre — to secure audience allegiance.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
Smart Floor Tile Technology Explained The smart floor tile designed by Liang and his colleagues is just 15 millimeters thick and contains quasi-static-toggling (QST) electromagnetic harvesters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2025
Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
That's an option some esports gamers may appreciate toggling on, under some circumstances.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026
No one dreams about toggling filters.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Additional options allow toggling Anisotropic Materials, Chromatic Aberration, and Bloom, and disabling Global Illumination entirely.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
It can be disabled by toggling the switch off.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
Customers can attempt to resolve the issue by restarting their phone or toggling airplane mode.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
The result is a film that openly manipulates its viewers, toggling between Christmas magic and cathartic brutality — including a deliberately crowd-pleasing Nazi massacre — to secure audience allegiance.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
Smart Floor Tile Technology Explained The smart floor tile designed by Liang and his colleagues is just 15 millimeters thick and contains quasi-static-toggling (QST) electromagnetic harvesters.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggling
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Coby White came off the bench to spearhead a record-tying 3-point barrage while leading the red-hot Hornets to a 134-90 victory over the Kings before a sellout crowd of 19,450 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Coby White made six of Charlotte's franchise-tying 26 3-pointers and finished with 27 points as the Hornets routed the Sacramento Kings 134-90 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Protect against teeth grinding, clenching and enamel damage with custom dental solutions from ClearClub.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Melvin Council stood amid a crowd of his Kansas teammates, clenching a black belt in his fist.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Jan. 2026
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Woods had rolled his vehicle after clipping the backend of the trailer, said the official, and was arrested for DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test — Woods refused a urinalysis, according to police.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Over the past year, clipping has become such an integral part of music promotion that many major and independent record companies now offer it in their suite of marketing tools, often hiring outside agencies to run clipping campaigns for both frontline and legacy acts.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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There was the usual assemblage of male and female Anna’s and just a couple of the Allen’s darting out occasionally from the sanctuary of the nearby tree to drink nectar from the hanging feeders.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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At one point, a part of the big-rig was hanging over the railing.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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In addition to clinching homecourt advantage, the win also made the Spurs the first team since the 2007-2008 Boston Celtics to notch 55 victories the year after having less than 35 wins the season before.—
Tom Orsborn,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Before their very eyes, Lamarck transformed the person into an amateur botanist, clinching the metamorphosis with a successful plant identification.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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On her personal Instagram and TikTok accounts, Hirshleifer-Penn often shares her own designer outfits and must-have items, a Celine calfskin midi skirt with a gourmette chain fastening one day, a military-green Saint Laurent jacket with a stand collar the next.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Ivey recruited a couple of friends to install the San Francisco phone Friday, rolling it onto the sidewalk, fastening the signs and caulking the edges.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Jan. 2026
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Others showed baby Spero clasping his tiny hand around Graham's finger and slumbering with a smile on his face.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 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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“Toggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggling. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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