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
Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
Dog tags with their name and their human’s contact information.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Jessie embraced his freedom, tagging graffiti, racing motocross bikes with friends, and eventually building a massive half-pipe ramp in the front yard to host skate competitions for kids from all over Lakeland.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The traverse from Thunderbolt to 14,159-foot Mount Sill tags three other 14,000-foot peaks en route.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
Dog tags with their name and their human’s contact information.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
So the third quarter begins with Justin Herbert passing right down the field, tagging Ladd McConkey with a 5-yard scoring pass and a 16-13 lead.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
Jessie embraced his freedom, tagging graffiti, racing motocross bikes with friends, and eventually building a massive half-pipe ramp in the front yard to host skate competitions for kids from all over Lakeland.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag
label
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Retro colors and soft fabric are two qualities that are driving shoppers to the label, which saw growth jump around 40% last year.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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Irvine now challenges herself with small print, crosswords, and product labels.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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