toggled

verb

Definition of togglednext
past tense of toggle
as in tied
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 Synonyms for toggled
  1. tied
  2. clipped
  3. fastened
  4. clasped
  5. hung
  6. latched
Verb
  • In addition to the Bullock/Streep showdown, there was the year Glenn Close and Lady Gaga tied for best actress.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These benefits can be tied to performance milestones.
    Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tied
Verb
  • In that incident, the semitrailer was crossing the track when the train clipped the rear of the trailer, according to Avoca Fire Department Battalion Chief Jacob Davis.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Josie made two solid, explosive passes at the convoy, but her bird could not avoid getting clipped by enemy fire.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Instead of a topper, there’s a glowing Cartier logo fastened in the middle.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Her blonde hair, with a heightened crown and parted softly in the middle, roughly textured, was fastened with two bows.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of fastened
Verb
  • By late afternoon, Fernandez is dozing in his chair, mouth agape, hands clasped in his lap.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Next to De León was a statue of the church’s namesake, Our Lady of Sorrows, hands clasped and face frozen in misery.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of clasped
Verb
  • In 2017, an Amnesty International report claimed as many as 13,000 people had been hanged from 2011 to 2015 at Saydnaya Prison.
    Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • On the wall at the rally hung a large banner with a photo of a smiling al-Assad, his hand waving to the crowd.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of hung
Verb
  • Anti-vax campaigners latched onto the news and claimed his condition was the effect of the Covid vaccine.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Fans also latched onto a clip of Maher, in Tuesday's finale, jokingly pretending to faint after the show went to commercial break just as the winners were about to be revealed.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of latched
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