toggled

verb

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 toggled Make sure cell phone emergency alerts are toggled on. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026 Optional web search can be toggled on, while offline mode keeps everything local. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026 McCollum has toggled between guarding Hart and Bridges. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 An impressive revolving stage, which displayed both the exterior of the bank and the bland lobby inside, toggled smoothly between scenes. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026 Even when toggled off, users across all account levels, including Free, Basic and Premium, will still see video advertisements, including Canvas loop-like ads. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 At his dining-room table, in a new home in a scraggly stretch of New Orleans’s Seventh Ward, Rob toggled between Facebook and WhatsApp on both his phone and laptop. — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 While Adebayo is a fixture in the Heat’s starting lineup, Ware has toggled between starting alongside Adebayo and playing as the backup center off the bench in his second NBA season. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026 Prior to Swalwell, Democrats toggled between former Orange County Congresswoman Katie Porter and billionaire Tom Steyer. — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggled
  1. tied
  2. clenched
  3. clipped
  4. glued
  5. fastened
  6. clinched
  7. clasped
  8. pasted
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  • Boston tied it 2-2 in the second on Duran’s 13th homer, a two-run shot to right-center off starter Ryan Johnson (1-4).
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Haaland has played his best on the sport’s biggest stage, scoring seven goals at this World Cup so far, tied with Argentina’s Lionel Messi and France’s Kylian Mbappé for the most in the tournament.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 6 July 2026
Definition of tied
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  • At the final whistle, Mbappe clenched his fists and appeared to look the other way as Paraguay’s goalkeeper Orlando Gill sought a handshake.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The White House Key Facts A rendering of the passport shared by the White House on Friday shows Trump presumably leaning over the Resolute Desk, fists clenched, alongside his signature and text from the Declaration of Independence.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of clenched
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  • His pass to Luis Romo was perhaps a little short but the midfielder kept his cool, finding Roberto Alvarado, who clipped a gorgeous, inviting pass over the top.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • In that game, the Netherlands earned a penalty in stoppage time when the referee deemed that Dutch winger Arjen Robben was clipped in the box by Mexico’s Rafael Márquez.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of clipped
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  • Garden Art Wine corks can be glued together with a hot glue gun to create decorative birdhouses and wreaths to display in the garden.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of glued
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  • The solarium also has front and back sliding doors for improved circulation, fastened with magnetic door locks.
    — Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown.
    — Darleene Powells, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
Definition of fastened
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  • The blue-chip index has clinched 19 record highs this year; seven of them came in June.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • The Nasdaq , which gained almost 13% year to date, clinched 20 records.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of clinched
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  • As the service began, it was clasped shut.
    — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
Definition of clasped
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  • Whether stowed in a recipe tin, pasted in a book, or safely tucked away in a memory, family recipes are part of what makes cooking so special.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
  • The hardware stores are all sold out of chalk powder, which can be pasted onto the outside of panes to reflect more sunlight.
    — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
Definition of pasted

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