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Recent Examples of tot Years ago when our son was just a tot, my wife organized an Easter egg hunt for the neighborhood kids. Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Oct. 2025 Kushner also shared a photo with more than just a glimpse of the tot, wrapped in a hospital blanket and wearing a pink hat. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025 Last month, a man in Chicago stole a vehicle with a 7-month-old child inside, then abandoned the vehicle in the sweltering heat with the tot inside. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 Sitting on a couch, Justin put one arm around his son as the little tot leaned over his father. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tot
Noun
  • Two people were killed and two others, including a toddler, were injured in a wrong-way crash in Totowa, New Jersey, earlier this week.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • So Xezal would bring either of her toddlers, the youngest having yet to speak her first word, to sit late into the night listening to Rafiq and his friends recite the effect of circulation time on the magnitude of capital advanced.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Its bright ombré glaze, which is chip and stain resistant, adds a pop of color to any area.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Choose slightly oversized sunnies, a dainty sweater to drape over your shoulders, a larger-than-life handbag, and shoes that add a pop of color.
    Lindy Segal, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There are two scenes that show the transformation of main characters into the Tin Man and the Scarecrow, and while the more harrowing stuff is seen in flashes or close-ups, there’s still some unnerving body horror that could give tykes nightmares.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Nov. 2025
  • An inspiring 60-second spot from Pampers features an array of wee tykes, all being comforted or protected by the popular Procter & Gamble diaper.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Load the down coat into a front-load washer or a high-efficiency top-load washer without a center agitator for gentle agitation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Over time, increase the repetitions using light weights, then gradually progress to heavier loads, Forsyth recommended.
    Allison Forsyth, Health, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • There was too much grief becoming a sudden widow, too much loneliness raising an infant born less than five months before his father's tragic death.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • And with an infant son at home, and the early mornings that come with that, trips to the Strip have been only for games with the Golden Knights.
    Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Later, a pair of slugs that help the seed cross an arid landscape, like camels in the desert, glisten vividly.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The slug eats algae, turns bright green, and spends the rest of its life converting light, water, and air into sugar, like a leaf.
    The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Jafery said this additional ingredient in masa will make drastic improvements in the health of newborns with little changes in production and the lives of tortilla consumers.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado January 12, Sacbee.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • High vaccination rates build herd immunity, which helps prevent disease transmission to high-risk groups including newborns, the elderly and cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
    Allison Ong, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • By gen 3, the Roadie had gained rocker pad control and a small color screen, plus the peg gripper was moved to the end rather than at the side.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The Pitt definitely feels like the type of workplace where conceited doctors-in-training are pretty much guaranteed to quickly get knocked down a peg.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tot. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.

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