tagged along

Definition of tagged alongnext
past tense of tag along

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagged along
Verb
  • Three of the 41 units in the apartment building were yellow-tagged, authorities said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • However, fans were quick to point out that the account Richie tagged was under the name Kate, one of Harlow's middle names.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Playing Queen Charlotte brought her presence back to film following the height of her television fame with Prime Suspect.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Now, Letts has brought Coon back to Broadway with the Main Stem debut of his 1996 play Bug, a skin-crawling portrayal of people on the fringes.
    Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Feliciano's white pickup was fresh from the repair shop after protesters tailed and rammed him on a busy street in Chicago amidst the controversial Operation Midway Blitz, during which Border Patrol agents fired tear gas at protesters after being confronted by angry crowds.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
  • El Toro tailed 30-17 going into the fourth quarter.
    Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Among Brazil’s top exports to the country are soybeans, followed by corn, sugar, and other agricultural products.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Next month, the Winter Olympics will kick off in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, followed shortly by the Paralympics.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The poll, conducted between December 21, 2025, to January 6, 2026, surveyed 808 Marylanders.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Resilience has now flown four of those; the capsule also conducted Crew-1, SpaceX first operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, as well as Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, the company's first and most recent private crew launches to Earth orbit, respectively.
    Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Tagged along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged%20along. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.

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