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tagging along 1 of 2

noun

as in tracking

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tagging along

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verb

present participle of tag along
as in hanging (around)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tagging along
  1. tracking
  2. trailing
  3. tracing
  4. tagging
  5. pursuing
  6. tailing
  7. chasing
  8. shadowing
Noun
  • Part of the answer lies in building a resilience posture backed by more inventory, backup suppliers and better tracking and monitoring software.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The researchers then also assessed charge and discharge rates, voltage limits, and power tracking.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of tracking
Noun
  • But in the second half, and with the Seahawks trailing, Fleury opened up the offense, much to the team’s benefit.
    — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Van Dam said the Dutch were surprised to win the right to host the Solheim Cup, with golf trailing well behind in the list of most popular sports in the Netherlands fronted by soccer, tennis and field hockey.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of trailing
Noun
  • Its features cover areas such as prompt research, brand mentions, competitor comparisons, citation tracing, and content analysis.
    — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The department was in the process of conducting contact tracing.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tracing
Noun
  • The Project’s ranks now include about 80 fishermen manning 15 boats who also support the tagging and research of their erstwhile prey (their work has led to the recent world-first tagging of 10 tiger sharks in Indonesian waters).
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • DeKalb County Schools wants the exterior stop-arm cameras with multi-angle video, license-plate recognition, GPS tagging, and automatic activation when the stop arm/red lights are engaged.
    — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of tagging
Noun
  • Like Jacas, rookie Khalil Jacobs was punished a couple times for over-pursuing.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursuing
Noun
  • Still, the tungsten from those tailings — in a sense, the mine’s low-hanging fruit — could be ready for sale as soon as early 2027, Haji said.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The largest iron ore magnetization roasting project in the world, which can convert discarded mine tailings into high-grade iron concentrate, has begun operations in China.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of tailing
Noun
  • The main character home is less a style than a filter, and the homeowners who apply it earliest will spend less on trend-chasing over the next few years than those who wait for the pendulum to swing again.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • In the past, his adrenalin-chasing has sometimes come at the expense of less extroverted passages.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of chasing
Noun
  • Every new hiring manager goes through mandatory shadowing to learn interviewing, selling the company and role, critically evaluating candidates and giving rejections.
    — Forbes Business Council, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Students are able to participate in industry field trips, job shadowing, career mentoring, mock interviewing, and potential internship or externship opportunities.
    — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shadowing
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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