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
There’s no longer a need for toggling back and forth between storage apps, editing tools and feedback communication.
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Caitlin White, Variety, 23 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
The movie stays largely faithful to her book but changes its structure, moving chronologically rather than toggling between time periods.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
She’s done this countless times, toggling between athlete and model, snow and studio.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 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
Caitlin White, Variety, 23 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
The movie stays largely faithful to her book but changes its structure, moving chronologically rather than toggling between time periods.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
She’s done this countless times, toggling between athlete and model, snow and studio.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 18 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggling
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Those are some candy shoes, Grejo said, jutting his chin toward Adi’s feet while tying what looked to be a length of thick fishing leader around his bicep.—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Instead of tying and teasing the hair on top of the head, the body of it was slicked over and gathered around the neck.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
27 Jan. 2026
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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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Treatment typically starts with clipping the fur around the injury, cleaning the area and, if needed, suturing the skin.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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In a newspaper clipping more than 50 years old, a photo shows two little girls in Ceres raking a huge pile of mulberry leaves.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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Such rotting fruit from the forest floor contained higher concentrations of fermenting yeast and alcohol than the fruits hanging from trees.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Even as students work longer hours to avoid borrowing, loans accumulate like a cloud hanging overhead.—
Liam McCusker,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Analysts can now spend time on important work like diagnosing complex issues or improving processes, not copy-pasting tickets.—
Muddu Sudhakar,
Fortune,
18 Dec. 2025
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Continue cutting and pasting napkin pieces until your ornament is fully covered.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Dec. 2025
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Danilović calmly served out, clinching it in 2 hours, 17 minutes when a Williams forehand clipped the net and landed just wide of the line on match point.—
John Pye,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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But the Bears' defense held, and forced an incompletion on Love's final pass of the night, clinching a 31-27 win.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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Styled as always by Brad Goreski, the actor’s ultra-sheer, clingy black lace dress featured a plunged neckline that almost reached her bellybutton, fastening with one delicate strap and clasp at the chest.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Nov. 2025
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After the speakers concluded, the crowd lingered, hugging and clasping hands before police announced the parking lot would be closed.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Flex your left knee at a 90-degree angle and place the rope around the mid-foot, clasping the rope with the right hand.—
Gerard Hartmann,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Toggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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