as in to hang (around)
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Recent Examples of tag along
Those making the journey include Marie, who feels like her connection to the Vezda, whatever that connection is, requires her to tag along.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
An orange cat's sneaky attempt to tag along on her owner's trip has delighted millions on TikTok.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
During the stream, Kardashian tagged along for Cenat's noodle game — basically, a challenge where the influencer and his friends take turns hitting each other on the head with pool noodles while participants wear helmets and don't know which of their peers slapped them from behind.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Even better: The supporting cast includes ASAP Rocky, tagging along for his second big role of the year, and Conan O’Brien as an uncharacteristically serious passive-aggressive therapist.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
An orange cat's sneaky attempt to tag along on her owner's trip has delighted millions on TikTok.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
During the stream, Kardashian tagged along for Cenat's noodle game — basically, a challenge where the influencer and his friends take turns hitting each other on the head with pool noodles while participants wear helmets and don't know which of their peers slapped them from behind.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Even better: The supporting cast includes ASAP Rocky, tagging along for his second big role of the year, and Conan O’Brien as an uncharacteristically serious passive-aggressive therapist.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag along
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Jays starter Shane Bieber, who was tagged with a two-run Julio Rodríguez homer in the first, adjusted, going six strong innings with a steady mix of off-speed stuff.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Brooks bull, an enormous Rocky Mountain elk tagged in Washington state in December, is officially the new nontypical archery world-record, the Pope and Young Club announced Tuesday.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs opened the third quarter at their own 19-yard line, but Mahomes guided the offense with chunk gains to five different pass-catchers during an eight-play touchdown drive that took less than four minutes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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After three subsequent losing seasons from 2021-23, Tom Allen was replaced by coach Curt Cignetti, who immediately guided the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff and their first top-10 finish since 1967.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Always bring a friend, and ensure that person has a cell phone to call 911 in case of an emergency.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Some of the survivors have been urging authorities for more than five years to bring him to justice.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Riley Moss does his job opposite Pat Surtain, shadowing Arian Smith on third-down incompletion.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
12 Oct. 2025
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Italian, Swedish and Finnish fighter jets were all involved in shadowing or intercepting the MiG-31s, the spokesperson said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Banijay initially piloted the format on YouTube via Signal.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Major Trent McMullen of the US Air Force told CBS News about the experience of learning to fly alongside an XQ-58 drone piloted by AI.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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In his candid remarks on earnings calls, Karp doesn’t always follow advice for talking points.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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All crossings between Afghanistan and Pakistan were shut on Sunday following ongoing clashes.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Patriots have taken the high road, steering clear of the public sniping.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The container shipping companies have steered clear of the Red Sea and the neighboring Gulf of Aden due to ongoing missile and drone attacks from Houthi militants based in Yemen.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Tag along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag%20along. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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