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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Recent Examples of toggle
Turn on Bluetooth by going to Settings > Bluetooth and toggling on Bluetooth.
◾ To make sure alerts are enabled, go to Settings > Safety & Emergency > Find Unknown Tracker Alerts.
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Pro tip: use the Tab key and spacebar to quickly toggle these without clicking or scrolling.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
The story toggles between Crystal’s investigation and what happened decades earlier when the men planned and pulled off the bank robbery.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
From there, toggle on Location Services and Find My iPhone.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Pro tip: use the Tab key and spacebar to quickly toggle these without clicking or scrolling.
—Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
The story toggles between Crystal’s investigation and what happened decades earlier when the men planned and pulled off the bank robbery.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2025
From there, toggle on Location Services and Find My iPhone.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggle
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Crow-Armstrong slugged two home runs Saturday against the Seattle Mariners, including a no-doubt grand slam to center field, part of his seven extra-base hits that are tied for the team lead.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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But Sweeney had his hands partly tied because of Marchand’s health and his eight-team no-trade list.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Christian Eidson, Tench’s good friend of 10 years, silently wept in the courtroom — one hand clasping his lips and the other holding his round glasses in his lap — as Robinson appeared in a bright orange Mecklenburg Detention Center uniform.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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The first lady's coin features a black and white photo of Melania smiling with her hands clasped in front of her face.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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Pro-Moscow military bloggers have pinned Russian setbacks in the Donetsk regional city of Toretsk on commanders faking successes to curry favor with the military and political leadership and earn bonuses.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Since Neymar’s return to Brazil with his boyhood club Santos, many are pinning their World Cup 2026 hopes on his fitness.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Some might go so far as to contend that the DDE has been a distraction from more vital discussions and has been an albatross hanging over the necks of ethicists and society.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Over the weekend, Yosemite National Park staffers protested the firing of their colleagues by hanging an upside-down American flag on the side of El Capitan, an iconic rock wall.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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Moments after an emphatic two-handed jam in the closing seconds that sealed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s 68-61 upset of Harvard-Westlake on Friday night in Studio City, Tyran Stokes clenched both fists, turned toward his teammates and screamed at the top of his lungs.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Manchester City striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw clenched her right fist and raised her arm into the air.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The ornithology curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County placed handfuls of feathers between two small screens and clipped them together with zip ties.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Colombian reached a set point when a net cord ball clipped the outside of the sideline and converted that chance after Osaka missed a return.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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While the queen consort and King Charles were touring Scotland in July 2023, Queen Camilla fastened the shimmering brooch to her pale blue skirt suit attire.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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Queen Letizia fastened a diamond and grey pearl brooch that once belonged to King Felipe VI’s great-grandmother, Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
20 Feb. 2025
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With a win, UConn would clinch at least the No. 3 seed.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2025
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After an initial adjustment period, White is once again flexing his ability to be a do-everything guy for the Bulls, scoring a career-high 44 points in a thunderous late-game rally to clinch a win over a potential play-in opponent.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Toggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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