toddle

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Recent Examples of toddle Then, seemingly inspired by the gold medal-winning athletes, Benson slowly toddled toward his proud parents while Chiles, 23, held onto his hands. Erin Clack, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 At one point after six hours, Carmel toddled around the room in the dark, accidentally stepped on something, and started to cry. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024 The father-son duo can be seen hanging out on the beach, with DDG on a lounge chair and Halo toddling around in the sand. Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024 In the video, Phoenix toddled between his mom and dad while Hilton posed for a photoshoot. Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for toddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddle
Verb
  • Dina Tomczak, the school’s athletic director, tottered into her office having barely slept.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • The nation is tottering on the edge of dictatorship.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Juventus are lurching from one coach to the next with no real vision for the future, while the once-mighty AC Milan will miss out on Europe altogether next season and the likes of Fiorentina, Torino and Parma – all having won major trophies in the past – are shadows of their former selves.
    Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Wednesday’s primetime debate between the leaders of the five main political parties in the Great North has changed its start time to avoid clashing with a hockey game that could lurch the Montreal Canadiens into this year’s NHL playoffs.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • And then there are those, like Mia, who stumble on their birth families inadvertently.
    Barbara Demick, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
  • No one stumbled into creating a billion dollar company, gingerly broke a world record, or cautiously planned and lived their peak life.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Verb
  • Danson initially floundered in his post-Cheers years with middling films (Made In America, Pontiac Moon, Getting Even With Dad) and TV projects (Ink) that failed to land with audiences.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
  • The latter arrangement has floundered amid a trade war with China and was not part of a deal to temporarily bring down tariffs last week.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) after a signing ceremony following their bilateral talks at Kumsusan state residence in Pyongyang, on June 19, 2024.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • For me, a perfect beach bag starts with a lightweight, oversized tote that’s easy to shake the sand out of—preferably a mesh or water-resistant style.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • But after a flagrant foul by Clark against Reese on Saturday, all the prior talk from each athlete about a lack of a rivalry seemed to falter.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025
  • If trade negotiations falter, these tariffs could take effect, potentially igniting a trade war and unsettling global markets.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025

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