1
: a reiterated phrase identified with an individual, group, or product : slogan
2
: a final line (as in a play or joke)
especially
: one that serves to clarify a point or create a dramatic effect
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Examples of tagline in a Sentence
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Check out their taglines and bios before the new season premières on Bravo, later this month!
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Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Its tagline, #AssumeICan, is being used by people with Down Syndrome to show that many of the assumptions about their drive and abilities are just that … assumptions.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Their maxims and marketing taglines circled a single objective: disrupting the traditional landlord-tenant relationship.
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Hanson is on the celebrity shoutout website Cameo and often receives requests to include the witching hour tagline in his messages.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
In its 10-K filing Feb. 27 with the SEC, TKO revealed two dozen additional names and taglines — previously the property of WWE — that are now in Johnson’s control.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
Indeed, Schwarzenegger goes Full Austrian in the spot, struggling to pronounce State Farm’s tagline until his diminutive co-star from the 1988 blockbuster Twins and the ’94 follow-up Junior bails him out.
—USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
Though Marvel hasn’t revealed the official tagline for the film, Feige previously teased that the movie would not center around how the Fantastic Four got their powers as previous iterations have.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
While the ad was meant to poke fun at competitors, the catchphrase resonated with viewers — and politicians who used the new tagline to make points about policies that lacked substance.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
Its tagline, #AssumeICan, is being used by people with Down Syndrome to show that many of the assumptions about their drive and abilities are just that … assumptions.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Their maxims and marketing taglines circled a single objective: disrupting the traditional landlord-tenant relationship.
—Mya Frazier, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Hanson is on the celebrity shoutout website Cameo and often receives requests to include the witching hour tagline in his messages.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
In its 10-K filing Feb. 27 with the SEC, TKO revealed two dozen additional names and taglines — previously the property of WWE — that are now in Johnson’s control.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
Indeed, Schwarzenegger goes Full Austrian in the spot, struggling to pronounce State Farm’s tagline until his diminutive co-star from the 1988 blockbuster Twins and the ’94 follow-up Junior bails him out.
—USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2024
Though Marvel hasn’t revealed the official tagline for the film, Feige previously teased that the movie would not center around how the Fantastic Four got their powers as previous iterations have.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
While the ad was meant to poke fun at competitors, the catchphrase resonated with viewers — and politicians who used the new tagline to make points about policies that lacked substance.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Dictionary Entries Near tagline
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“Tagline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tagline. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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: a final line (as in a joke)
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