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as in pursuit
the act of going after or in the tracks of another after a weeklong tagging of the suspect, the detective had all the evidence he needed that there was a smuggling operation going on

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tagging

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verb (1)

present participle of tag
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as in tracking
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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tagging

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present participle of tag
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Recent Examples of tagging
Noun
For services like Dataproc, charges roll up to the VM layer unless tagging is enforced. Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Most tags only contain limited information, such as name, flight number and baggage IDs, and airlines' tracking systems can sometimes detect if a claim is fake by reviewing baggage scan logs and RFID tagging. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Involving volunteers in the tagging process helps to raise awareness on the decline in monarch populations, helps track the butterflies on a larger scale and introduces the community to conservation, Vargo said. Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Previously, this system relied on meta-tagging images, in which key words and descriptions were manually added to each image—a system that was not always reliable during a search query. John Kell, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025 The team developed a digital component tagging system to facilitate the reuse of components, using RFID chips and QR codes embedded directly into parts. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025 Medically necessary items after proper inspection and tagging. Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
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Bondi wrote, tagging Noem and posting a photo of Poehler and Fey playing the two of them. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025 So the third quarter begins with Justin Herbert passing right down the field, tagging Ladd McConkey with a 5-yard scoring pass and a 16-13 lead. Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025 Jessie embraced his freedom, tagging graffiti, racing motocross bikes with friends, and eventually building a massive half-pipe ramp in the front yard to host skate competitions for kids from all over Lakeland. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 Share a photo of their experience at a trail community of social media using the hashtag #MammothHikeChallenge and tagging @iceagetrailorg. Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025 The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear. Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025 To join in the celebration, Krispy Kreme encourages customers to share their sweet treats using #KrispyKreme and tagging @krispykreme on social media. Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025 Jennings later shared screenshots of Olbermann's posts, tagging FBI Director Kash Patel. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025 That video went crazy, had a million views, people started tagging me. Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagging
Noun
  • For most others, though, the Michelin pursuit is a non-negotiable, to borrow a term from The Bear.
    Laurie Woolever, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Now the pursuit of thrill seekers, subway surfing has picked up steam online, thanks in part to viral social media videos, with the activity having been adopted in big cities such as New York.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Integrated blue force tracking allows soldiers to pinpoint the exact positions of teammates, not just as dots on a map, but within buildings or terrain features.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Overall, production appears to be on the rise, with an 11 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to a report from production tracking service ProdPro that follows global filming trends.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
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  • The other notable advancement involves ray tracing, which adds realistic lighting and shadow effects to games.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The extra graphical features of this re-release (including ray tracing) help sell the 'haunted house' feeling of an empty colony at the center of constant storms.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The long search is a familiar story.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Developed over two years, the CCI aims to give brands an empirical readout of how social, search and site traffic activity correspond with real economic indicators, from consumer demand to share-price performance.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Tagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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