tagging along 1 of 2

noun

as in tracking

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tagging along

2 of 2

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. tailing
  6. chasing
  7. shadowing
  8. pursuit
Noun
  • Both are Saudi-flagged, according to maritime tracking agency MarineTraffic.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The stage will combine an LED volume wall, advanced camera tracking and real-time 3D engines to blend physical sets and actors with digital environments.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of tracking
Noun
  • Spain has not spent a single second trailing at this World Cup; Argentina has trailed for more than 100 minutes, including stoppage time.
    — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Compared with Spain’s near-flawless record, the reigning champions have spent 14 per cent of their tournament trailing, which is double the rate of their triumphant campaign in Qatar (seven per cent).
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of trailing
Noun
  • Contact tracing remains a challenge, with coverage of those exposed still at 67%.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Last year, along with UNICEF, Haiti launched a program known as PREJEUNES to provide children released from armed gangs with specialized protection services, including psychosocial support, education, family tracing and reunification.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of tracing
Noun
  • Eaton, 34, is prohibited from contacting Paul in any manner, directly or indirectly, including on social media, messages/tagging, or contact through third parties.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Users are already pushing back on the tagging feature, since your public photos can be pulled into someone else’s AI creation without notification — the control is an opt-out buried in settings, not an opt-in.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of tagging
Noun
  • Unlike other hard metals, tungsten is largely nontoxic, but the byproducts from mining it—called tailings—contain other harmful metals including arsenic, copper, zinc and lead and can leach into the environment.
    — Ari Sen, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of tailing
Noun
  • Glad his decision was strictly based on happiness, like Rich Paul assured us, not ring chasing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • The fact that chasing that produced really tight, concise songs is really just secondary.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of chasing
Noun
  • Job descriptions are abstract, but shadowing provides a realistic look at the day-to-day reality.
    — Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Students interested in medicine often write predictable essays about hospital shadowing.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of shadowing
Noun
  • While the researchers describe the lifestyles of Blue Zoners as simple but highly active, in general, a lot of their pursuits were cognitively based.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
  • Longevity cannot be positioned only as an elite pursuit for people who are already well.
    — Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of pursuit
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