TAGGED ALONG Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

tagged along

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past tense of tag along

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Six homes were yellow-tagged, meaning access was restricted due to safety concerns.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Watergate, of course, is the most famous scandal in presidential history and the reason so many of our contemporary imbroglios get tagged with the -gate suffix.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026

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The students brought 16 wreaths and 16 red hearts -- one for each victim -- outside the station building.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Better Over Time should give him an opportunity to expunge his anguish and, if not necessarily heal, then find clarity on why his preternatural talent has brought a mixture of blessings and frustration.

— Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

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Since the beginning of the episode, Lee’s been tailed by McMann’s skinny accomplice — the guy Ginger shot in the neck at the end of the season premiere.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the Huskies took a precipitous fall when Coach Edsall high tailed it out of Connecticut for Maryland.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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Shortly after the vote, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, Bass’ rival for mayor, appeared with city Controller Kenneth Mejia in front of the downtown DWP building to reiterate her own call for an audit — one conducted by the controller’s office.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Other recent polls conducted by SurveyUSA, TrueDot and ActiVote have found Becerra leads by at least 20 points.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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