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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the tagline from the drug company's ad campaign backfired and quickly became fodder for late-night comedians
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The 100-year plan is not just a tagline.
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Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
That ethos, embodied in her personal tagline, Commitment.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
While a new tagline wouldn’t have substantially changed many minds, the campaign itself highlighted the Post leadership’s inability to the think creatively.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
That’s the tagline of the Fallout games, and has been spoken by Perlman — the series’ narrator — in every major game installment since the series was born in the late ‘90s.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
That ethos, embodied in her personal tagline, Commitment.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
While a new tagline wouldn’t have substantially changed many minds, the campaign itself highlighted the Post leadership’s inability to the think creatively.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
That’s the tagline of the Fallout games, and has been spoken by Perlman — the series’ narrator — in every major game installment since the series was born in the late ‘90s.
—Jack King, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Tagline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tagline. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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