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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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
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Mazur was tagged for six runs — four earned — on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
On Friday night, he was tagged for a walk-off home run from Samuel Basallo.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The Guardians tagged him for two early runs.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Those, added to his nine with the Baltimore Orioles earlier this season, had him in position to lead a league in HBPs for the fifth time in his career … until the Athletics’ Luis Severino tagged three LA Angels on Sunday to move into the pole position of plunkers.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Next to the arm, an ankle — where Umansky is tagged — shows off a tattoo with four thin black lines.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The order was withdrawn a week later, but had scientists never tagged the shark’s dorsal fin, it likely wouldn’t have been targeted by this precrime unit.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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Bieber wore a pair of white briefs, a silver necklace and a single compression sock, and tagged his pals in the post, using three pink double heart emojis as the caption.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Mazur was tagged for six runs — four earned — on eight hits over 4 1/3 innings.
—Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Across China, tens of thousands of people tagged as troublemakers like the Yangs are trapped in a digital cage, barred from leaving their province and sometimes even their homes by the world’s largest digital surveillance apparatus.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
On Friday night, he was tagged for a walk-off home run from Samuel Basallo.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The Guardians tagged him for two early runs.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Those, added to his nine with the Baltimore Orioles earlier this season, had him in position to lead a league in HBPs for the fifth time in his career … until the Athletics’ Luis Severino tagged three LA Angels on Sunday to move into the pole position of plunkers.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Next to the arm, an ankle — where Umansky is tagged — shows off a tattoo with four thin black lines.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The order was withdrawn a week later, but had scientists never tagged the shark’s dorsal fin, it likely wouldn’t have been targeted by this precrime unit.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Tagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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