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
Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
Pet advocacy groups routinely warn owners to secure their pets indoors during the holiday and update identification tags in case of escape.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
The Brewers would reclaim the lead in the fourth, tagging Alcantara for three runs to go ahead 5-2.
—Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
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Noun
Governor Moore doubled our fees to register car tags, which amounted to an increase of about $90 a year, versus his claim that most Marylanders saw a $47 annual tax cut.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
Pet advocacy groups routinely warn owners to secure their pets indoors during the holiday and update identification tags in case of escape.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Verb
That strategy wasn’t as successful on Sunday, however, as the Yankees tagged Zach Pop for three runs in 1.1 innings; Waddell for two runs in 2.2 innings; and Huascar Brazobán for one run in one inning.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
The Brewers would reclaim the lead in the fourth, tagging Alcantara for three runs to go ahead 5-2.
—Miami Herald, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag
label
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The cellar stocks around 120-some labels, with wines sourced from 16 different countries, including India, Thailand and China.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Home fragrance company Outdoor Fellow, which makes about 30% of its sales through Amazon’s marketplace, gets most of its candle lids, labels, jars, reed diffusers and other items from China, founder Patrick Jones said.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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