TOGGLING Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

toggling

verb

present participle of toggle

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 Ternus’ hard technical skills may not translate easily to a position that involves toggling from Hollywood to stockholders, to politicians shaping policy, to rival CEOs in the constellation of tech companies whose power challenges nation-states. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Fully pairing either of my Googlebooks to a phone has required toggling cross-device settings on both devices, multiple restarts, and the occasional prayer, until the two devices find each other. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 Zeek Biggers, toggling between end and tackle, played 48 snaps, Jordan Phillips 46 and practice squad player Mazi Smith, the former Cowboys’ first-round pick, played nine. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Neil LaBute has spent three decades toggling between critical acclaim and heated controversy. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Viewers can get broadcast optimization by toggling on the AI Sports Mode. — New Atlas, 31 Aug. 2026 Screen sharing can be turned on or off by accessing System Settings > General > Sharing and toggling the switch for Screen Sharing. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026 My preferred routine is neither so adventurous nor so educational, toggling mostly between lazy days on the beach and long meals at tavernas. — Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 27 July 2026 Her words prove true throughout his interview, during which Glover opens up for the first time about his life with Alzheimer's disease, often toggling between unfinished thoughts and poetic personal tangents. — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

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On its final drive, Georgia Southern's Blake Ford came up just short of tying it on a 52-yard field goal attempt with 47 seconds remaining.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
On the next play, Bolden sacked Russell and thwarted the Crimson Tide’s chances of kicking a game-tying field goal.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of tying

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The third sits nearer the ear and detects chewing and teeth clenching.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Years ago, after Jake died, my instinct as a medical student was anger — clenching my teeth and jabbing a pen into my notepad, making a line of inky holes along the margin.

— Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of clenching

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Gen Z Wants to Go Ghost, Not Girlboss That said, the characters do have to be worth clipping, and love him or hate him, Ryan Murphy has always had a knack for creating fictional people who feel bigger than whatever nonsensical story spawned them.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
The sequence stylistically excises itself from the episode as though clipping it, anticipating its excision from the show when uploaded to a video-sharing platform.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clipping

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Those included hanging traffic signals, scaffolding, water towers and the correct power lines.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Pacific Neon had installer James Guthrey in a crane about 10 feet in the air and had the sign attached to a saddle and hanging over the poles.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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Los Angeles ultimately came back to win, clinching its second straight championship.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Perennial contenders despite the payroll constraints, unbothered by their underdog status even after clinching the top seed in the league.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of clinching

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But if the awards season goes as the streamer plans, a journey that began in Cannes with a rapturous standing ovation, could end with Los Javis clasping some golden statues.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
One juror was rubbing his eyes as Sullivan talked, and another was clasping and unclasping his hands in his lap.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of clasping

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