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
Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Goldschmidt, who isn’t fast, is considered a smart base runner and slid under the tag just in time.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Videos tagged #boybathroom have collectively amassed millions of views across TikTok, with individual posts reaching over one million likes.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 June 2025
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Noun
Remember, too, that placing the plastic ID tags that come with your plant near its base isn’t a great solution; they get lost and break easily, and the degrading plastic isn’t good for the health of your soil.
—Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2025
Goldschmidt, who isn’t fast, is considered a smart base runner and slid under the tag just in time.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Verb
At its core, YouTube Shopping enables creators to tag products directly in their videos.
—Emma Cortes Ellendt, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Videos tagged #boybathroom have collectively amassed millions of views across TikTok, with individual posts reaching over one million likes.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 24 June 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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