TAGALONG Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

tag along

verb

Definition of tag along

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

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Verb

She was tailed by her American lover Brad, who proceeded, as was his wont, to narrate the scene in singsong English.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of tail

Verb

Caminero also scored in the third on Chandler Simpson's sac-fly, but Liam Hicks was thrown out attempting to tag from first for a double play that ended the inning.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Harrison was tagged for eight runs and 10 hits — including all three homers — in 4 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of tag

Verb

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

Verb

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

Verb

Spend a full day shadowing a peer in another function without trying to contribute or solve anything.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Ukraine's Zelenskyy also said the country's armed forces had responded to Russian attacks on ships in the Black Sea by striking two military patrol boats and shadow fleet vessels.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of shadow

Verb

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

Verb

Inter Miami paid tribute to Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, after his death following an illness was announced on Saturday.

— Avi Creditor, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
While Homer followed warriors sailing home from Troy, the playwright Euripides — writing some three centuries later — turned to the city’s ruins and its women, forced into exile and enslavement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of follow

Verb

Zhu steered China’s economic policy for more than a decade since the early 1990s, first as a vice premier and then the premier under late leader Jiang Zemin, who died in late 2022.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The onshore breeze will steer storms to the west later on Tuesday.

— Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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