as in to tie
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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The film focuses on three sisters: María (Marta Méndez Cross), Lucía (Valeria Maldonado) and Sofía (Virginia Novello), who try to untangle their complex relationship — and years of estrangement —while toggling between their Americanized life in the U.S. and their family’s Mexican homeland.
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Arturo Conde, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
The idea might seem iffy as the Trump administration confounds its neighbors by toggling tariffs on and off and throwing countless jobs into doubt.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Kuhlmann says that toggling between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time disrupts our sleep and circadian rhythm, which is associated with negative health effects.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
The user was able to toggle audio playing from Echo devices on the left or right side of the room.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
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Arturo Conde, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025
The idea might seem iffy as the Trump administration confounds its neighbors by toggling tariffs on and off and throwing countless jobs into doubt.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Kuhlmann says that toggling between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time disrupts our sleep and circadian rhythm, which is associated with negative health effects.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
The user was able to toggle audio playing from Echo devices on the left or right side of the room.
—Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggle
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The first wave of deadly overdoses were tied to OxyContin and other prescription drugs, and subsequent waves have involved first heroin and more recently illicit versions of fentanyl.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Many healthcare organizations are still tied to traditional fee-for-service models, and switching to VBC requires significant investments in new technologies, infrastructure and training.—
Arpan Saxena,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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The brackets themselves were easy to use and clasped down with ample confidence.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Alec is visibly disturbed by the news, pushing his chair back and clasping his hand to his face, stunned into silence.—
Krystie Lee Yandoli,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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Buckley was careful not to pin Kuemper’s struggles in Washington on anything the Capitals did or didn’t do.—
Eric Stephens,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Then Victoria told a story about her own brother pinning her down and dangling spit above her mouth.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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As part of the auction, the company also offered two blue bird signs that had been hanging outside the corporate headquarters, which has since been moved to Texas.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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If boundaries are the weak point, anticipate ways to stave off interruptions – for example, hanging a Do Not Disturb sign on your cubicle.—
Caroline Ceniza-Levine,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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When the vessels clench after a pulse of norepinephrine, cerebrospinal fluid moves in to fill the gap.—
ByMitch Leslie,
science.org,
8 Jan. 2025
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After walking out of a prison near Seoul, Yoon waved, clenched his fists and bowed deeply to his supporters who were shouting his name and waving South Korean and U.S. flags.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The danger was obvious at Villa Park, but Justin did a better job of heading the danger away against Wolverhampton Wanderers at King Power Stadium just before Christmas… … until Wolves gathered up the second ball and Nelson Semedo clipped another high ball back into the box.—
Rob Tanner,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Also new for the season are leather goods, which range from sunglass carriers to pencil cases, all with the same D-shaped ring that allows them to be clipped onto a lanyard — for the sake of practicality as much as safety on the go.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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The other horse was unhitched from the sleigh and fastened to the collar of the horse in the water and was then able to pull it out.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Create a loop or figure-8 pattern with the twine and fasten the opposite side of the twine to the nearest tree stake at a 45-degree angle.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2025
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By the time the game had reached the par-3 12th hole, Atlanta held a 5-2 lead and the team threw the Hammer – making the hole worth double points – in an attempt to clinch the victory.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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And though the deal was clinched with involvement from the incoming Trump administration, it was sealed under the auspices of the Biden administration in its waning days.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Toggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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