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
No one dreams about toggling filters.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggling
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Anders Lee scored the 304th goal of his career, tying Clark Gillies for the fourth-most in franchise history.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The couple dated on and off for over a decade before finally tying the knot in 1997.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 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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Wole faced fixedly forward, both fists clenching the steering wheel.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The backs simulate a newspaper clipping and highlight a player milestone.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Mow lawns at normal height and allow clipping to remain in place.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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In his monologue, Gosling began going through the motions of singing a song about Earth (with a planetary model hanging down as a visual) before getting distracted by pop star Harry Styles in the front row.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Some of the artworks depict the flag with missing stars or hanging upside-down.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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At the entrance, busy setting up tables and pasting ISIS flags onto the wall, was Abdul Hadi.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some of these trolls are merely pasting swastikas on their nihilism, but their ideological sincerity is irrelevant.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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One of several impressive pieces the Raptors have in their attack, the dynamic junior midfielder has been instrumental in LASA clinching a playoff berth.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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With the first box checked after clinching their second consecutive Big Ten title, the work toward meeting each of her standards is just beginning.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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The Legate gently declines Lucy by fastening her to a cross.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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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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Olympic nails have been seen clasping medals on more than one occasion.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Toggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggling. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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