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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
  • Lynn Foster is certain the cuts to programs included in the tax and spending bill signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month means the end of bird and bee tracking.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2025
  • According to the tracking site Cruise Mapper, the ship is expected to return to Miami at 6 a.m. on July 26.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • The final nurse, plain face and plain name, studies a tracing of my contractions and tells me when to bear down, when to ease up.
    Erica Stern June 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
  • And that backward tracing can help reveal which comet likely shed the meteoroid material in the first place.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • Phoenix Tailings, a startup in Massachusetts, is also among a handful of U.S. companies prepared to refine rare earths, by refining the tailings, or leftover waste, from mining companies.
    Emily Feng, NPR, 23 July 2025
  • For comparison, earlier rovers used a brush instead to sweep debris, or tailings, out of the way.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Shifting To Three Words Maybe the two-word sphere is limited and not conducive to our pursuit.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
  • After their first appearance on the show, an anonymous donor gave each choir member $5,000 to be used for their educational pursuits after high school.
    Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Shark Week takes over summer viewing, while shows like Deadliest Catch, Gold Rush, and Naked and Afraid have built devoted followings in their own right.
    Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 20 July 2025
  • The company’s growth has been supercharged by social media, with Portnoy’s following of millions drawn to his social videos, which often go well beyond the realm of sports.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • The all-important Farke phone call is a big step in any Leeds transfer chase.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 July 2025
  • After the banter, more footage from the upcoming film was shown, including a light cycle chase scene.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 July 2025
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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