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tagging along

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verb

present participle of tag along

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • After its first full tracking frame finished, that collaboration launches on two genre-specific lists in America.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The flight landed in Madison's Dane County Regional Airport roughly 90 minutes after takeoff, according to flight tracking data.
    Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Though polls leading up to the election showed Cornyn trailing, most failed to accurately predict the sweeping scale of the incumbent’s loss.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2026
  • Via MoneyPuck Score effects were a factor here; leading teams often go into a defensive shell to protect that edge, while trailing teams can pump up the shots and risk to get back into the game.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Kojan said there is currently a lack of laboratory testing capacity in the region, which is needed for accurate diagnosis and effective contact tracing.
    Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • Bausch says control measures include very good infection control and something called contact tracing — tracking down people who've interacted with someone who's been infected.
    Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Initial environmental analytics work will focus on water quality, particulate emissions, geotechnical stability, tailings performance, biodiversity indicators and carbon intensity per metric ton produced.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • Walker scored when Nick Castellanos tried and failed to make a diving catch on Winn’s tailing fly to right field.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Three losses in 10 days derailed a record-chasing season, but the chase to repeat remained a realistic goal.
    Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The first is waste—duplicate data entry, manual routing, status-chasing, disconnected systems.
    Jeromee Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • That shift is evident across the board, from espresso and chocolate-toned brunettes to creamier, buttery blondes with soft shadowing, and reds that lean into gentle auburns with warm golden reflection.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • The algorithms, Zhu explained, filter out unwanted noise such as moonlight reflections, auroral light, the shadowing by clouds and vegetation, and even differences caused by the viewing angle of the satellite during different passes.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Activision says the campaign storyline will take players from trench warfare in Korea to close-quarters battles in New York, to high-speed pursuits through Paris, SAS night raids in Mumbai, and city-wide assaults to reclaim territory.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • Historically, the company’s largest pursuits were in the city center, including the Peachtree Center complex, the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, the Hyatt Regency Atlanta and the city’s second-tallest building, Truist Plaza.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 May 2026
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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