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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 labeling
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 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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verb (2)

present participle of tag
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Recent Examples of tagging
Noun
The $113 billion US cattle industry is especially vulnerable because the parasite likes newborn calves and cows with tagging and other wounds. Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 18 June 2026 As such, the Adidas, Carhartt and Macy’s supplier said retailers can protect merchandise without damaging or compromising it while also reducing the labor needed to execute enterprise-wide tagging. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 The direct compliance cost—printing, legal review, XBRL tagging, and related work—runs to approximately $15 million annually, generously estimated. Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026 The two women’s bloody fight to rule Westeros after Episode 5 forms the series’ overarching plot, and Alcock and Carey would tag out, with Emma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke tagging in, when the story jumped forward 10 years in its sixth episode. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026 Providing more distinctiveness is Neville’s tagging along for the weekly dinner with the host (Edebiri in this case), Michaels and select cast members, which takes place early in the schedule and at the same Italian restaurant every week. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026 In one of the main plot lines of the episode, Teddy joined Owen (with Simone and rookie intern Dani tagging along) for a surgical field trip to a rural hospital. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026 Here’s how to take advantage of Costco’s price tagging system to score the best deals. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2026 Excited and awed by Kelly’s celebrity, a 12-year-old Landfair began spending more time around Kelly at his recording studio and tagging along to group outings with Sparkle. Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
Create an internal incident map and begin tagging hostile actions according to the DISARM taxonomy. Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Another photo showed Nader sipping on a cup of coffee as crew members relax in the background, tagging @lovethynader. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 Earlier this month, Boone also nodded to Earle in a TikTok post, tagging her in the caption of a TikTok video of him lip-syncing the lyrics to the song while wearing a skin-tight black lace dress. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Luckily, mako and blue sharks congregate in spring off Cape Cod, making catching and tagging the sharks more doable. Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026 Dietzen wrote, tagging the lineup alongside a casual photo of the actor and Perrette smiling. Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 June 2026 The actors have remained in touch since the show ended, often tagging each other on social media posts. Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026 Sensormatic Solutions is offering global fashion retailers two tagging alternatives which can be sewn directly into the garment without compromising its look and feel. Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 Ever since, Mote researchers have been catching and tagging between two to six dusky sharks every winter, according to Chapman. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagging
Noun
  • Yet The Bear has always been equally attuned to the tension at the heart of that pursuit.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026
  • The pursuit lasted around five minutes before the suspect successfully evaded officers.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Reade said that apparel and footwear brands also should improve transparency for consumers by adequately labeling any product that still contains the chemicals, even in trace amounts, as well as noting if items are PFAS-free.
    Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 24 June 2026
  • Thomas Muller, who scored 10 goals in 19 World Cup matches for Germany, uploaded a picture on Instagram of him playing for Vancouver Whitecaps against Messi in MLS, also labelling him the greatest of all time.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The Desh Vibhor, Desh Vaibhav and Sanmar Herald were observed in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea on Sunday, after having been last seen signaling their attempt to cross the Strait of Hormuz late Friday, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.
    Weilun Soon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
  • The two aircraft got within several hundred feet of each other, according to a CNN analysis of tracking data from Flightradar24.
    Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The refs started handing out technical fouls like free samples, slapping Thomas and Hines-Allen with a double technical.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Prosecutors dropped all charges against a bouncer for allegedly slapping a bar patron in February.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Tossing a Tide pod inside your washing machine, selecting your preferred wash cycle, and pressing start sounds simple enough.
    Katelyn Chef, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • Leaders often devote significant attention to selecting the right platforms, tools, and vendors while overlooking the learning systems necessary to support adoption, experimentation, knowledge sharing, and workforce capability development.
    Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Contact tracing and care are hampered by conflict, mass displacement and funding gaps, with only 4,000 of up to 35,000 contacts identified and just 84 of 540 responders deployed.
    Wilson Mcmakin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • The funds would come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a funding initiative through the federal agency, and would go toward tracing, surveying and trapping response programs for the next three years.
    Lizzie Kane June 18, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 85th anniversary of the Nazi Germany invasion into the Soviet Union in World War II on the Remembrance and Sorrow Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Moscow on June 22, 2026.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 24 June 2026
  • Last month, Deep Fission announced the pricing of its public offering of common stock, marking its debut in the public markets and providing capital to advance its underground nuclear technology.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • The lightweight, toner-meets-serum formula also layers in niacinamide and adenosine for anyone chasing a bouncy, healthy glow.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 June 2026
  • To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 22 June 2026

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“Tagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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