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past tense of tag
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as in labeled
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 chased
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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tagged

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Recent Examples of tagged
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That day in August, the woman was awakened by Ross, who was enraged by a photo she was tagged in on Instagram, according to Ross’ arrest report. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 The New York Mets missed the playoffs when Tom Glavine was tagged for seven runs during the first inning of a season-ending 8-1 loss to Florida. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 But lately the humble sardine has been getting lots of social media love in the form of TikTok videos tagged #sardinemaxxing. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Warburg’s pictures, like the books in his library, were tagged with numbers, which grew as the project evolved. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 Midfielder Héctor Herrera was tagged with a red card during stoppage time for his second yellow in the first half and Houston played short-handed after the break. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 This season, in fact, a hunter in Georgia tagged a doe that was estimated at 20 years old. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 White Sox second baseman Chase Meidroth tagged him with four RBIs — including a two-run homer in the third inning. — Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 The stock gapped hard on that print, opening above $271 from a $235 close the prior day, and briefly tagged $284 a few sessions later. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagged
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  • Footwear News labeled heeled thong sandals the summer’s biggest footwear trend, noting that the trend would be likely to continue throughout the unexpectedly warm fall months.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • He was labeled this way in a 2016 Variety cover story as well.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Know More Private-credit firms are one of the fastest-growing borrower sets for banks, which were chased out of risky lending after the 2008 crisis but have since found their way back into the trade by lending to the firms that replaced them.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • My father, a Brazilian immigrant, chased after the man, and helped the police make an arrest.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • Earlier this month, Texas quarterback Arch Manning laughed at an AI meme of ESPN reporter Holly Rowe getting slapped by Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The man says the officer slapped him, and also claims the officer shot at him.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • Eco effort D’Inghilterra’s sustainability efforts stand out at Café Romano where the ingredients are local and extremely fresh—the chef likely selected the veggies in your salad from the market that morning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Syrian prison documentary The Other Side of the Sun, directed by Tawfik Sabouni, has been selected as Syria’s submission for the best international feature film Oscar at the 99th Academy Awards.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
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  • From the time of Bitcoin’s 2009 launch, crypto had occupied the murkier end of legal gray zones; in the eyes of CFTC regulators, crypto prediction markets, which inherited the moral and legal residue of gambling prohibition, were doubly marked.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • At Phillips on Wednesday night, the autumn sale marked the house’s first Hong Kong evening auction since the departure of Asia chairman Jonathan Crockett earlier this month and an overall staff exodus from the house globally.
    — Hok-hang Cheung, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Florida’s research has long tracked how different kinds of work settle in different places.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities tracked Wood through the IP address used during the interaction, which led them to an apartment in Denton.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Mahomes was slammed on his back and Robinson’s 265 pounds landed on top of him.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But others have slammed the effort as a pretentious and obnoxious slog.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The prime minister and chief of staff had picked the general to coordinate the military mission of flipping Hungary to the Allied side.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Seurer was picked by the Seahawks in the third round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft, but initially passed on playing in the NFL and was in the upstart USFL with the Los Angeles Express.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Tagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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