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 entire film that follows plays out by toggling back and forth among myriad different perspectives, including Idris Elba as POTUS, in an ever-growing ensemble during those 18 minutes.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Instead of toggling among airline apps, hotel sites, and third-party platforms, travelers can now book flights, hotels, and car rentals through a single mobile interface.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
The rest of my afternoon is toggling between Teams messages with my coworker, and various packing spreadsheets.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
To find the best, most up-to-date information, that validation typically involves toggling between PubMed, society guidelines, journal notifications and conference summaries, and then rationalizing information that doesn’t always align.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The video player has controls for adjusting the playback speed and toggling on closed captioning or subtitles in multiple languages.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The captures the emotional tension of potential love after heartbreak, toggling between fear and the desire to trust in a fledgling new romance.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2025
Instead of toggling among airline apps, hotel sites, and third-party platforms, travelers can now book flights, hotels, and car rentals through a single mobile interface.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 23 Sep. 2025
The rest of my afternoon is toggling between Teams messages with my coworker, and various packing spreadsheets.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
To find the best, most up-to-date information, that validation typically involves toggling between PubMed, society guidelines, journal notifications and conference summaries, and then rationalizing information that doesn’t always align.
—Anna Forsythe, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The video player has controls for adjusting the playback speed and toggling on closed captioning or subtitles in multiple languages.
—Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
The captures the emotional tension of potential love after heartbreak, toggling between fear and the desire to trust in a fledgling new romance.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggling
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The largest came on the final play, as Texas couldn’t get back to the line of scrimmage in time to spike the ball and continue a possible game-tying drive.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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The 49ers won five games a season ago, tying for the second-best record in the program’s history.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Oct. 2025
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Wole faced fixedly forward, both fists clenching the steering wheel.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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Like NexLawn's upcoming Vidar robo-mowers, the futuristic rover will navigate the garden using LiDAR and vision sensors while clipping the grass.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
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Its audio comes through clean and detail-rich, with noise cancelling and automatic limiting to handle background chaos without clipping your voice.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The display shows two mannequins dressed in red hats, black shirts, khaki pants, and black masks hanging by their necks from a wooden frame topped with a Mexican flag.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Alice never leaves my messages hanging.—
Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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The shoes feature a buckle-fastening ankle strap with the same crystal detail, with two straps coming up the side of the foot leaving the back of the foot exposed.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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This method is part of a family of attacks known as ClickFix, where people are tricked into pasting commands into system dialogs.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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That’s a premium feature, as is pasting files into the app for decryption.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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Standing in a drenched shirt with goggles on his head amid Toronto’s division-clinching celebration, Guerrero didn’t promise any upcoming feature films.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Photos from the Cincinnati Reds' celebration after clinching a playoff spot.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Sep. 2025
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Next page, clasping hands with Schweitzer in her satin, white wedding dress with a rose bouquet.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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After arriving on the scene, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey ran toward the sanctuary and was later seen clasping his hands outside on the church steps.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Toggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggling. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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