tots

plural of tot

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Noun
  • State regulations require specific teacher-to-child ratios, and those ratios become especially demanding with infants and toddlers.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • By the final trial, more than half the dogs and nearly half the toddlers indicated the object’s location, and some also brought it to the caregiver.
    Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The initial system, named Eos, serves as a large-scale prototype designed to achieve steady-state fusion and test structural integrity under real operational loads.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
  • Einride's proprietary optimization software, Saga AI, is also being used to manage EV execution of select Amazon loads, including charging planning.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • That backstory might prove disturbing for younger tykes, as will a vicious battle between Sebastian and two menacing dogs, no doubt accounting for the film’s PG rating.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Once the tykes are napping in the stroller, the Galleria Borghese museum, with works by Caravaggio and Bernini, is definitely worth a visit.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The market is doing the Fed’s job Kevin Warsh’s argument for an ultimately lower Fed funds rate may rely on the notion that financial conditions are likely to tighten further on the long end of the yield curve—far outweighing any nips to the base rate the central bank can make.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 May 2026
  • Leclerc still can’t steer right at full speed, so Verstappen nips ahead for good measure at the final corner.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • State regulations require specific teacher-to-child ratios, and those ratios become especially demanding with infants and toddlers.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • Two men who say they were injured by the procedure as infants want Colorado’s law forbidding female genital mutilation to also prohibit male circumcision.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • During an execution, the three shooters will fire from about 10 yards away, positioned behind a protective wall with a 1-foot opening.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026
  • In his appeal, Marshall pointed to challenges the state would face by implementing the firing squad — including finding five willing shooters and the possibility that any shots fired could miss a target placed over the heart, resulting in more pain for the condemned.
    Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • A little play tent with a play campfire had been thoughtfully set up for my kids in the living room.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • Yeah, the kids really want that, like ‘90s, Y2K kind of vibe.
    Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • At one point, about a dozen people, most wearing Knicks jerseys, jumped on top of a cab stuck in traffic and stomped on and busted the front windshield, while several revelers took turns using belts to whip the hood of the taxi, according to bystander video.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Then Spanish-Georgian lightweight champion Ilia Topuria takes on interim champ Justin Gaethje, one of just two Americans who currently hold even a share of the UFC’s 11 championship belts.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
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“Tots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tots. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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