as in to hang (around)
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Recent Examples of tag along
Hu tagged along for a summer training session and found herself back on the beam, Maine wrote.
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
By then, the family had four other boys, who would tag along to the workouts.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Prince Louis tagged along for the Easter Matins Service for the first time in 2023, and the Wales family had a matching moment by wearing blue hues.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The odd couple: Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a free-spirited young woman from Manchester tagging along with her cranky, fiftysomething life partner Rick (Walton Goggins), who is on a mission to avenge his father’s death.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
By then, the family had four other boys, who would tag along to the workouts.
—Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Prince Louis tagged along for the Easter Matins Service for the first time in 2023, and the Wales family had a matching moment by wearing blue hues.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Janine Henni, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The odd couple: Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), a free-spirited young woman from Manchester tagging along with her cranky, fiftysomething life partner Rick (Walton Goggins), who is on a mission to avenge his father’s death.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag along
Verb
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2025
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McCullers fielded Carter’s comebacker but uncorked a relay throw that resembled his sinker, tailing down toward the bag and away from Peña’s chest-high target.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Camp's repost of the image added the burning heart emoji and tagged Whipkey's account.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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This included climbers, who might, for example, tag their sponsor in climbing footage that features the sponsor’s product.—
Sam MacIlwaine,
Outside Online,
11 May 2025
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Ross will mastermind the game, pairing up the couples and guiding them on paths to reconciliation.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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The Coast Guard has been guiding the ship's crew on repairs and how to move it safely, while all commercial water traffic in the area is suspended.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
19 May 2025
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That’s when Trump called for an aide to bring to him a stack of articles about violent attacks on white farmers and dim the lights to bring the room’s attention to a large flat screen TV set up along a wall of the Oval Office.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Preliminary purchasing managers’ index data will be released for France and the U.K. CNBC will also be bringing you interviews from the Barclays leadership conference, focusing on energy, geopolitics and sector-specific challenges.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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The downward trajectory of Twain’s life shadows his story in elements of Greek tragedy.—
Mary Ann Gwinn,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The employee being shadowed should actively explain their decision-making process, invite questions and schedule time for reflection or debriefing to ensure the experience is engaging and informative.—
Matthew Reeves,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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Microsoft has also piloted a tool that uses AI to analyze phone conversations to determine whether a call may be fraudulent and alert the user accordingly.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Two additional men, accused of piloting and refueling the smuggling boat, were apprehended shortly after the vessel washed ashore.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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This was followed by a July 2024 lawsuit, which alleged Brown and members of his crew severely assaulted four men after a concert in Texas.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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In May 2023, the company’s CEO, Sam Altman, co-signed an open letter describing the technology as a potential extinction risk—a narrative that has arguably helped OpenAI center itself and steer regulatory conversations.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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At that point, the chief engineer had also woken up and went to the control room to try and maneuver the ship while the skipper attempted to steer from the fly bridge.—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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“Tag along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag%20along. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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