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Recent Examples of toddle
Presently, my then-one-year-old son toddled into the room and proceeded to smear his sticky hands all over the walls of our den.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Of four live roaches, one toddled about a container of mayonnaise packets.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Of four live roaches, one toddled about a container of mayonnaise packets.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddle
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As Joe Biden tottered and fell (literally as well as metaphorically), more than a few pundits compared him to Lear, a man who was ruined by age, pride, and the flattery of sycophants.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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Dina Tomczak, the school’s athletic director, tottered into her office having barely slept.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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With the stunning reemergence of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Democratic socialists in the New York City mayor’s election, the Democratic Party is lurching even further to the left, leaving them even more alienated and out of touch.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
26 June 2025
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The Taxpayers can lurch from old-school punk into pop, ballad and experimental territories.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
21 June 2025
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Hegseth, a former Fox TV host who has stumbled through several controversies during his six months in office, sat silently next to Trump without volunteering any information about the decision that apparently came on his watch.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
9 July 2025
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After a dramatic event, like an underwater landslide, covered her in sediment, her body remained hidden until 16 years ago, when scientists stumbled upon the nearly pristine fossil of the animal—a dolphin-like marine predator—and unearthed it for further research.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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Even as Marvel’s cinematic oeuvre slid into increasing irrelevance, DC floundered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Bennett had five coaches in six Calgary seasons and his career was floundering before coming to the Panthers.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić shaking hands after signing bilateral documents during a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 8, 2024.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Nikki Bella and Lola Vice were shaking their hips in the middle of the ring, and Wade Barrett encouraged Michael Cole to show them what he’s got.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Skills Even with the best tools, untrained teams falter.—
Saby Waraich,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Most of the recent job growth was in health care, social assistance, leisure and hospitality, a red flag that overall job growth may falter in the coming months.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
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“Toddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddle. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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