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
Seydoux, toggling between dreamlike drama and intimate character study, is doing the same.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026
Workers toggling between 17 open tabs, wondering if AI was supposed to make their jobs easier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Gesturing among the objects, toggling among rich accents, KuveNiemann is like a one-man band, but one where all the instruments swallow the player.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
The company says toggling the preference increases the likelihood of being matched with a woman driver, though matches are not guaranteed.
—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
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
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 May 2026
Workers toggling between 17 open tabs, wondering if AI was supposed to make their jobs easier.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Gesturing among the objects, toggling among rich accents, KuveNiemann is like a one-man band, but one where all the instruments swallow the player.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2026
The company says toggling the preference increases the likelihood of being matched with a woman driver, though matches are not guaranteed.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggling
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Attendees enjoy live music, professional and instructional fly tying, casting clinics and demos.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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That would be their 7-foot-4 unicorn Victor Wembanyama, who is 8-for-11 in the clutch so far this postseason, including his game-tying 28-footer in overtime of Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2026
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While not everyone experiences such dramatic effects, experts say stress, clenching and even past trauma can contribute to TMJ issues.—
Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
22 May 2026
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The Beloved, his first film in Competition at Cannes, is an incredible achievement that builds on all those films and leaves them standing in the dust, hitting all the same tense throat-clenching beats but somehow transcending genre altogether.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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There was also, again strangely, slightly more clipping on show in very bright areas in the Bravia 9 II’s Standard and Movie presets than there was on the original Bravia 9, even though the Bravia 9 II actually displayed less clipping than its predecessor in Professional mode.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Manager Dave Roberts said the ball mostly hit the pad on Ohtani's hand before clipping his pinkie finger.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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There was a catalog from JCPenney, an EHS yearbook and a copy of the school dress code, which laid out such rules as boys being prohibited from having hair hanging over the top of the ears or lower than their collar and Bermuda shorts being only ones allowed.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Common sense dictates hanging wall cabinets first.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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With buckets of glue in hand, families and friends have taken to pasting images of the victims across the city to make sure they’re not forgotten.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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This led to the cutting and pasting practice whereby smaller rural or town newspapers borrowed from the larger newspapers in urban centers.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Professionally, the 28-year-old had followed up clinching the Premier League title with Liverpool by helping Portugal win the Nations League.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Price benchmarking, destination marketing and demand forecasting are all efforts focused on optimizing that initial phase of clinching a transaction.—
Juan Pablo Lafosse,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Video shared on Facebook by comedian Mike Goldstein shows the man appearing to stumble out of the restroom while still fastening his belt.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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In one segment, when Kimmel and McNearney pick up a hitchhiking Olivia Rodrigo while taking the family to school, Jane shows off her personality, clasping her hands over her mouth in disbelief when Rodrigo enters the car, only to sing-along with the pop star on her way to school.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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McDaniels held onto Murray for dear life — often literally clasping his jersey — as the Nuggets tried to run him off every conceivable screen.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Toggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggling. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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