1
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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2
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 slapped
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
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Fans, angry that the concert had been raided, overwhelmed and tagged a Metro train and several businesses.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The Call Her Daddy host posted a TikTok on April 13 and tagged Earle asking what Earle’s problem with her is.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Ohtani kept going, and Call was tagged out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
The offseason has been littered with yet another contract dispute, as George Pickens was franchise-tagged following a career year, his first with the Cowboys.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Carlson isn’t alone; Steve Bannon, Candace Owens, and others in the Republican Party have tagged Israel as the aggressor, and the framing has become part of popular discourse and media reporting.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Paintings are tagged at $10,000 to $20,000, drawings at $2,000, and by midday Thursday the gallery had sold a painting and some drawings, and was satisfied.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The dress, by the way, is tagged and purchasable.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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In a Facebook post that also tagged his mother the day after Dennis Deer’s death, Kaleb Deer pledged to keep his legacy alive.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Fans, angry that the concert had been raided, overwhelmed and tagged a Metro train and several businesses.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
The Call Her Daddy host posted a TikTok on April 13 and tagged Earle asking what Earle’s problem with her is.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Ohtani kept going, and Call was tagged out.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
The offseason has been littered with yet another contract dispute, as George Pickens was franchise-tagged following a career year, his first with the Cowboys.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Carlson isn’t alone; Steve Bannon, Candace Owens, and others in the Republican Party have tagged Israel as the aggressor, and the framing has become part of popular discourse and media reporting.
—Jennifer Lutz, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Paintings are tagged at $10,000 to $20,000, drawings at $2,000, and by midday Thursday the gallery had sold a painting and some drawings, and was satisfied.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The dress, by the way, is tagged and purchasable.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Tagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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