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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
  • The real value will not lie in tracking deadlines but in helping one another find clarity, meaning, and growth inside increasingly fluid work arrangements.
    John Winsor, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed scrapping a 2010 program that requires polluters to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions — the country’s most comprehensive tracking system.
    Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Today, even with the P/E reduced to roughly 110x trailing and 60x forward earnings, investors are increasingly questioning the sustainability of such a valuation, especially as growth in subscription revenue slows from peak levels.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With six seconds remaining and Ohio State trailing by a point, the Buckeyes faced third-and-20 at the Oregon 38-yard line.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Each investigation into a case includes identifying and reaching out to people who may have been exposed by the person who tested positive for measles, a process known as contact tracing.
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But the crayoned tracing of Jaron’s hand above Goldie’s head was almost invisible.
    Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Involving volunteers in the tagging process helps to raise awareness on the decline in monarch populations, helps track the butterflies on a larger scale and introduces the community to conservation, Vargo said.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The scientists have been working on a long-term tagging-and-tracking field study of wild flamingos, a very tall wading bird species that lives in the Camargue region of France.
    GrrlScientist, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The sand-like tailings connect the mainland with the larger rocky island in Lake Superior, and some visitors scramble up its steep face to the top.
    Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The plaintiffs also argued that that a tailings dam, if breached, would send a flood of toxic sludge that would heavily impact the communities of Dripping Springs, Kearny and Winkelman, and could possibly travel about 280 miles down the Gila River's watershed.
    Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Time generally runs out on teams that are doing the chasing while every passing day is like a win intself for the teams being chased.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For Kappahl, Hedin continued, staying within a consistent style—rather than trend chasing—nets a greater intersectional gain.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The best way to explore a pivot is through low-risk experiments—side projects, volunteering, freelancing or shadowing.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But at a time when strains of anti-intellectualism are on display in pockets of society, and at a time when all else in the world feels overwhelming, Yeo says she’s moved to see people express so much interest in educational pursuits.
    Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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