tot

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Recent Examples of tot Then the man would offer the tot a small treat—a marshmallow, all white and plush. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 The tot also knows her way around a tennis court. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 2 June 2026 Underneath a golden brown layer of tater tots, a scramble of beans, chiles, and lots of creamy Southwestern flavors await. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026 Smashburger fries its potatoes and tots in a blend of beef tallow and canola oil. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tot
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Noun
  • The free meals program aims to combat malnutrition and reduce childhood stunting by providing meals to nearly 90 million students, toddlers and pregnant women.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Their opponents were Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Australian Maya Joint, who, at 20 years old, was just a toddler when the Williams sisters won the 2009 US Open.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Only running the dishwasher or washing machine with a full load.
    Kristin Tsumura Tsai, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Under heavy load, each GPU can draw several hundred watts and generate heat that must be removed.
    Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Jet Fans of the New York Jets will adore this slick moniker for a tiny tyke.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Told from a baby’s perspective, the Nickelodeon classic kept the action at ground (or carpet) level, offering a hilarious exploration of how tykes perceive and process adult concepts.
    Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But in an aging lineup that has lacked slug for the majority of the second half, an absence such this is not nearly as easy to cover.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • On a late November afternoon in 1991, Sam Aiuppa climbed into a stand and dropped a slug into his Remington 870.
    Scott Einsmann, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, the researchers theorize that the two stars were born in individual clouds of gas and dust, before a chance encounter brought the two infant stars and their respective natal cocoons together.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This matters because nipples, pacifiers, pump valves, and similar accessories come into direct contact with an infant’s mouth or expressed milk.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties.
    Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Anniversaries are ready pegs for journalists, sometimes reached for too automatically.
    Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Last week, a reporter for the Atlantic interviewed the parents of the newborn.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • More and more now, parents were refusing the routine vitamin K shot given to newborns to help their blood clot, and doctors were starting to see babies hemorrhaging because of it.
    Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Once the rumbling stopped, Armas -- in gym shorts and a T-shirt with his gear clipped to his belt -- and Buckley led a group of civilians and FDNY members outside.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The dark green wool-crepe midi dress featured a structured square neckline and a matching tonal belt.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tot. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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