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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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verb (1)

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as in to label
to attach an identifying slip to tagged all the dresses with sale stickers before putting them on the rack

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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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tag

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verb (2)

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Recent Examples of tag
Noun
Share specific insights, add your perspective, tag relevant connections thoughtfully, and express your beliefs. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025 According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Sacramento removed the interim tag, agreeing to a multi-year contract. Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
Insights by Karla Otto said its team tracked 97 brands and more than 50,000 influencers on Instagram who tagged a participating brand’s Instagram account in-post during Milan Design Week 2025. Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 May 2025 Díaz caught the ball in the right-handed batter’s box, lunged toward the plate and tagged out a sliding Judge. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tag
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label
Noun
  • This new project differs in that it wasn’t released by a major label.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • DeSantis says anyone running for Florida governor as a Democrat is ‘dead meat’ Gov. Ron DeSantis says prominent ex-Democrats may run for governor next year as no-party independent or third-party candidates because the Democratic Party label has become toxic in Florida.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2025

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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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