tagger

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Recent Examples of tagger Despite much of the graffiti being painted over and windows being boarded up, the space has already seen the return of taggers. — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Early in 2024, taggers began turning its skyscrapers into canvases for florid graffiti art. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 To thwart taggers, Caltrans put up fake ivy along a wall on the 101 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles earlier this month to stop the nasty vandalism. — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026 The structure — dubbed the Graffiti Towers after taggers covered the trio of skyscrapers from top to bottom once construction was halted in 2019 — has become an eyesore on the city skyline that could embarrass the city’s global brand. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for tagger
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Noun
  • Photos taken by local media show that vandals smashed the hotel’s glass doors and painted graffiti on windows.
    — Soph Warnes, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Trump blamed vandals for the issues, but federal prosecutors in Washington attributed the problems to shoddy workmanship.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • That’s the going rate for a game wrecker on defense who isn’t a rental and is signed to a long-term contract.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Stewart is a potential NFL game-wrecker who has the athleticism and power to line up pretty much anywhere in the box.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Tagger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagger. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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