tag along

verb

Definition of tag alongnext
as in to hang (around)

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Recent Examples of tag along But, on the plus side, Barrs says she's been treated with a six-figure salary, and she's often showered with birthday gifts, Christmas bonuses and the opportunity to tag along on international trips. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 That was the case when NPR's Natalie Escobar and Ava Berger were sent on the road to tag along with three teenage boys competing in the World Series of Birding. — Ava Berger, NPR, 13 June 2026 Balken and the only other two full-time staff members at the Glen Canyon Institute were leading the first formal trip of the organization’s Community Science Initiative (and allowed a Denver Post reporter and photographer to tag along). — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 7 June 2026 The coach invited Iheanachor to tag along. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tag along
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag along
  1. tail
  2. tag
  3. guide
  4. bring
  5. shadow
  6. pilot
  7. follow
  8. steer
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  • The quick-thinking worker tailed Morales to the suspect’s NYCHA apartment building on Amsterdam Ave.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Keirin cycling involves riders tailing behind a pace bike which gradually increases its speed over three circuits of a velodrome.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of tail
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  • On the second play, linebacker Denzel Perryman shot a gap and tagged off running back Omarion Hampton on an outside pitch.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Although hundreds of sharks have been tagged in the wild, many more have not.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of tag
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  • By all accounts, Katherine was a formidable presence—intellectually engaged, fluent in multiple languages, a guiding force in her children’s lives—and the painting honors that, depicting her reading rather than posing in decorative idleness.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The series guides us through the web of feuding smugglers and law enforcement crackdowns that connect the Sunshine State to the fauna of Madagascar, Indonesia, Malaysia, and many more countries.
    — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of guide
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  • The Gold-Studded Structured Crossbody features a structured shape, luxe gold hardware and eye-catching studded details, bringing just the right amount of personality to any look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Bong’s nephews went with the search team to bring the wreckage home.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of bring
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  • Over the past several months, Ternus has been shadowing Cook and helping lead executive meetings.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Securities Appellate Tribunal set aside that order that October, but the scrutiny continued to shadow Zee’s proposed $10 billion merger with Sony Pictures Networks India, which collapsed in January 2024.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadow
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  • Hilderbrand’s original novel features an epilogue set one year later where the four women take an Italian trip, with Chan’s character Gigi piloting their flight home.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Fast forward to the first day of training camp, when Stidham ran the second unit and Ehlinger piloted the threes, and Payton was asked again whether a competition had begun.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pilot
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  • Jackson Chourio doubled with one out in the eighth inning for Milwaukee and Turang followed with his RBI single.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Some had followed their teams from city to city, spending thousands of dollars on flights, tickets and lodging.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of follow
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  • Policy overlap Federal policies enacted in 2022 aimed to steer clean-energy investments toward communities impacted by coal plant closures, yet data centers are inheriting these sites instead.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Warner has spent three years steering free cash flow toward the debt left by the 2022 Discovery merger, and Paramount has been consumed with digesting Skydance.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of steer

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