as in label
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
read the tag on the shirt to find out if I could wash it or if it had to be dry-cleaned
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as in to chase
to go after or on the track of
wildlife experts surreptitiously tagged the timber wolf, carefully keeping a safe distance so the wolf wouldn't catch their scent and run
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye
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as in to select
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission
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Recent Examples of tag
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
First-year general manager Ian Cunningham placed the franchise tag on Pitts in February, which locked in the tight end to play this season on a one-year, $15 million deal, but Cunningham never ruled out the possibility of trading Pitts if the right offer came along.
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Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
All six whales tagged in Hallaniyat Bay moved between the bay, Gulf of Masirah, and northern Yemen.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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Screen readers and bots rely on these tags.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
First-year general manager Ian Cunningham placed the franchise tag on Pitts in February, which locked in the tight end to play this season on a one-year, $15 million deal, but Cunningham never ruled out the possibility of trading Pitts if the right offer came along.
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Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Verb
Our buildings are tagged … on a daily basis.
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Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
All six whales tagged in Hallaniyat Bay moved between the bay, Gulf of Masirah, and northern Yemen.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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Turns out, a kid brought in with gunshot wounds died in that room the same night, and a final look at the security footage shows a mysterious third man — clearly hiding his face from all cameras under a label-less baseball cap — entering the same room around the same time as Ji.
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Turns out, the album pages are actually from Aaron Lewis' upcoming Give Me Back My Country, set for release on July 17 by Big Machine Label Group, Swift's former label.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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Another child was rescued from the rubble in Venezuela’s La Guaira region, marking a poignant moment at the close of a long and emotionally charged day of crisis response on Saturday.
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Ten plus years chasing this championship – never got the recognition.
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In one incident, a child set off bear spray in a crowd; in another, officers recovered a gun after chasing a youth, police said.
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The parasite has now been discovered in cattle in south Texas and New Mexico, which prompted Canada to slap bans on live cattle from the region.
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Aranda slapped an outside changeup on a line down the leftfield line, and the ball struck the screen on the fair side of foul pole for a three-run homer.
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In Buffalo, New York, the 2026 NHL draft action kicked off with the Toronto Maple Leafs selecting Penn State winger Gavin McKenna – a pick most people expected would open the night.
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When camping in an open environment, select a campsite in a valley, ravine, or low region.
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Thursday’s mail was hand-stamped upon delivery.
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The company that stamps its name on a custom chip and the company that captures the durable profit from it are rarely the same.
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The last goal will track a student’s social and emotional development.
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Those recommendations include developing stronger performance measures, improving data collection, tracking client outcomes more consistently and identifying which shelter programs are delivering the most effective results.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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