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tagging along

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verb

present participle of tag along

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagging along
Noun
  • And the President’s feckless tech bros can arbitrarily withhold billions in federal support for everything from cancer research to hurricane tracking.
    Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
  • SpaceX has accounted for 134 of the 166 orbital launches in the US so far this year, according to tracking by Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
    Paresh Dave, Wired News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Scribble tracing can be a great activity for toddlers to explore nature and their creative side.
    Dr. Pooja Sarin Tandon, Boston Herald, 11 May 2025
  • The costs go to various responses, including on-the-ground response teams, vaccine doses and vaccination clinics, case reporting, contact tracing, mitigation plans, infection prevention, data systems, and other technical assistance to state health departments.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Scandium can be extracted from mine tailings, or as a by-product of mining for uranium or other metals.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • That includes decommissioning many miles of logging roads, removing mine tailings and sowing tens of thousands of native plants.
    Alyssa Kreikemeier, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Deputies began a pursuit of the driver, and Harrison officers assisted by pinning the vehicle, Graddy said.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
  • In the pursuit of progress, asking for help is a strength, not a weakness.
    ByDr. Marita Kinney, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Add in the huge following The Elevator Boys have on social and hopes are high for their movie.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 June 2025
  • In it, three stand-ups with sizable online followings — Soresi, Jeff Arcuri, and Josh Johnson — call on audience members wearing shirts printed with prompts like ASK ABOUT MY FAITH and ASK ME ABOUT MY FAMILY.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • Racing is in desperate need of stars and the chase for the Triple Crown is one way of getting them.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • The night of the chase, the five GHOST officers had been arresting a robbery suspect, according to the affidavit.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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