1
as in played
to engage in activity for amusement
the cat toyed with the mouse it had caught, batting it about
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2
as in flirted
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
likes to toy with men whom she has no intention of actually dating
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Recent Examples of toyed
Nevertheless, he's repeatedly toyed openly about the idea of running again in 2028.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
According to Wolpe, Billie toyed around with the placement of their bush on the terracotta planter in the shape of a woman in a sports bra and ponytail.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Joey Garrison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
According to Wolpe, Billie toyed around with the placement of their bush on the terracotta planter in the shape of a woman in a sports bra and ponytail.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toyed
Verb
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And Georgia appears to have played its hand right.—
Jillian Magtoto,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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All of those games were played in Little Rock.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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Earlier that month, Lopez went to Egypt and flirted with wearing even higher heels.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump, after all, flirted with bombing cartel fentanyl labs in Mexico during his first term.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
Mercury News,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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His speech is all recreated with real audio clips of Disney speaking on the TV or radio.—
Megan duBois,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Now, a team of chemists at University College London (UCL) has recreated this elusive step, showing how amino acids could have spontaneously attached to RNA under conditions thought to resemble those on the early Earth.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With a little creativity, there are plenty of ways to keep them entertained — all from the comfort of home.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Beatles great last entertained Chicago in July 2017.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Toyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toyed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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