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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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as in slammed
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye
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as in selected
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission
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Recent Examples of tagged
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
During the springs of 2022 and 2023, the researchers tagged 14 different bats, gathering incredible reports of the furry mammals’ adventures.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
And that doesn’t include Rodón failing to cover first base on Clement’s infield single in the second inning, nor the Yankees running out of challenges three innings into the game, nor Judge getting tagged out in between third and home on a contact play in the fourth inning.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Madison claims the first video went viral and viewers tagged Carnival in the comments, which caught the attention of the company.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Some served as family trees, each loop of hair tagged with a name.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The cooler will be searched and tagged at the gate.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
For example, videos have to be tagged with information about the actions contained in them.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Elliott also tagged the NFL and the NFL Players' Association.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Contender, the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH, was originally tagged in January offshore of the Florida-Georgia border.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
During the springs of 2022 and 2023, the researchers tagged 14 different bats, gathering incredible reports of the furry mammals’ adventures.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
And that doesn’t include Rodón failing to cover first base on Clement’s infield single in the second inning, nor the Yankees running out of challenges three innings into the game, nor Judge getting tagged out in between third and home on a contact play in the fourth inning.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Madison claims the first video went viral and viewers tagged Carnival in the comments, which caught the attention of the company.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Some served as family trees, each loop of hair tagged with a name.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
The cooler will be searched and tagged at the gate.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
For example, videos have to be tagged with information about the actions contained in them.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Elliott also tagged the NFL and the NFL Players' Association.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Tagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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