as in clasps
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 toggles
Ben Lerner toggles back and forth across timelines, looping in Thomas’s son, Max, and acolytes on both sides of the Atlantic, offering a meditation on the relationship between art and memory, and how our lives can be rendered palimpsests for the scrutiny of others.
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Hamilton Cain,
Time,
4 Apr. 2026
Identifiable by elaborate braiding, decorative buttons, and often toggles across the chest, military coats — also known as the Hussar jacket or Pelisse — appear to be making a comeback.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
There are buttons to manage power, pairing, volume, and playback, in addition to the large ULT button that toggles the ULT effect between off, ULT 1, and ULT 2.
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PC Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
Esc — toggles rebus mode Delete — delete cell and go to previous cell.
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San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2024
Mackenzie smoothly toggles between storylines, ratcheting up the tension and giving us quick but useful character sketches.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Distribution transformers can be equipped with a tap changer, which mechanically toggles between different parts of a coil, reducing or increasing the number of turns in order to decrease or increase the voltage in response to big changes in load.
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IEEE Spectrum,
29 June 2017
Hamilton Cain,
Time,
4 Apr. 2026
Identifiable by elaborate braiding, decorative buttons, and often toggles across the chest, military coats — also known as the Hussar jacket or Pelisse — appear to be making a comeback.
—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
There are buttons to manage power, pairing, volume, and playback, in addition to the large ULT button that toggles the ULT effect between off, ULT 1, and ULT 2.
—
PC Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
Esc — toggles rebus mode Delete — delete cell and go to previous cell.
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San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2024
Mackenzie smoothly toggles between storylines, ratcheting up the tension and giving us quick but useful character sketches.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Distribution transformers can be equipped with a tap changer, which mechanically toggles between different parts of a coil, reducing or increasing the number of turns in order to decrease or increase the voltage in response to big changes in load.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
29 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toggles
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King clasps his head, ready to shield his eyes if need be.
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Abner clasps Questelle’s face in her hands.
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The Composer ties together all aspects of the factory (machines, conveyors, sensors, and logistics flows) into a unified simulation.
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This full moon arrives in the zodiac sign of Capricorn, which ties to ambition and the great structures in our lives.
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This compact tote folds into a small pouch that clips directly onto your keys and expands into a functional bag when needed.
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Joe Rodon clips a pass over the top of the Brentford defence for Calvert-Lewin to contest.
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As the comedy progresses, its buoyant tone clenches and darkens, and the plot bends and lurches, in ways that, to me, felt unnecessarily punitive toward both Haru and the audience.
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As the infection takes hold, a patient’s jaw clenches, forcing the face into what appears to be a wide smile, and the back muscles contort into a painful arch.
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Just above the front door and beneath a surviving Sparkletts sign hangs the tilework that Gebhard and Winter enjoyed.
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The kidneys filter uranium out of the blood and clear it from the body in urine, but some of that uranium hangs onto kidney cells and causes damage.
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If its price retreats from these incredible heights by before SpaceX clinches the deal, that number will rise.
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The venue, home to the NBA's New York Knicks, could also be the site of an impromptu championship celebration if the team clinches the NBA Finals.
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My favorite detail is the red ribbon on Giovanna’s right shoulder, which fastens her sleeve to her dress and floats over the darkness.
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Aquazzura’s signature swirling ankle strap curves upward from the sides of the shoe and fastens the 105mm heel with a slim buckle.
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The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file.
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“Toggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toggles. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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