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
The company says that the latest model will also incorporate new features, including the ability to tap into web searches, call functions from a user’s code, and toggle between different reasoning levels that trade off speed for problem solving capabilities.
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Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
These aesthetic flourishes find an auditory corollary in Kenneth Blume’s swelling, spectral score, which toggles between sinister and ecstatic.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, besides three bass levels and toggling the spatial audio Sound Field, dialogue-enhancing Voice, and bass-dampening Night modes, there aren’t any real EQ options or presets.
—PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
Apple Intelligence & to toggle individual features off.
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Will Knight, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
These aesthetic flourishes find an auditory corollary in Kenneth Blume’s swelling, spectral score, which toggles between sinister and ecstatic.
—Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, besides three bass levels and toggling the spatial audio Sound Field, dialogue-enhancing Voice, and bass-dampening Night modes, there aren’t any real EQ options or presets.
—PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
Apple Intelligence & to toggle individual features off.
—Thomas Westerholm, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggle
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This comes a few days after Adebayo recorded the 221st double-double of his NBA career in Friday’s win over the Toronto Raptors to tie Rony Seikaly’s record for the most double-double performances in Heat history.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2024, Maryland tied for No. 128 nationally in sacks and tied for 71st in tackles for loss.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Setting up the Baby Box is remarkably simple; its walls, floor and roof unfold and clasp together seamlessly without requiring any tools or expertise.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Because even when his hands are clasped together in glee, waiting to hear the next part of Elizabeth’s salacious story with bated breath, Hawke plays Hart with an underlying sadness.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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In the month since the Trump administration began its purge of federal workers, opponents fighting DOGE in court have been pinning their hopes of stopping the world’s richest man on a 50-year-old law.—
Eric Geller,
WIRED,
18 Feb. 2025
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After Moss had pinned the man against the cooler for about eight seconds, the officer threw him to the ground.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
18 Feb. 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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Just clip them in, style them as needed, and voilà—instant cool-girl bangs with zero regrets.—
Allure,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2025
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When a truck carrying Mr. Nasrallah’s coffin entered the stadium, the crowd erupted in shrieks and cries as the voice of the former Hezbollah leader — clipped from his speeches — echoed from speakers.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
23 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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In one video shared on Snapchat, passenger Ashley Zook appeared to dangle upside down from her seat inside the plane with her seatbelt fastened, AFP reported.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The final stretches of the race saw Friesen almost clinching victory, only for Busch to secure the win with a precise side draft.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Wolverines tried to steal the inbounds pass, but Stokes sneaked behind the defense and dunked to clinch it.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Toggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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