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
Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The tag of irrepressible barely does justice to the wunderkind, now 53, who added agentry and promotion to his skill set specifically to supercharge Winslow’s career.
—Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
People’s love of penguins helps science With millions of photos — taken every hour by 77 cameras for 10 years — scientists enlisted ordinary people to help tag breeding activity using the Penguin Watch website.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
An antibody is essentially a microscopic security tag produced by the immune system that can stick to invaders.
—Kwesi Akonu Adom Mensah Forson, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
The tag of irrepressible barely does justice to the wunderkind, now 53, who added agentry and promotion to his skill set specifically to supercharge Winslow’s career.
—Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
Cruz didn't write much in the caption, except cryptically tagging Tom Cruise.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
People’s love of penguins helps science With millions of photos — taken every hour by 77 cameras for 10 years — scientists enlisted ordinary people to help tag breeding activity using the Penguin Watch website.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag
label
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Finally, try to keep humidity around 50-70% to prevent corks from drying out or labels from getting moldy.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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If the power is out for more than a day, throw out any refrigerated medication unless the drug label says otherwise.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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