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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 strike had forced the cancellation of more than 700 flights a day by Air Canada and is Air Canada Rouge subsidiary, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025
  • January is also one of the best times to find low airfares because demand typically drops after New Year's Day, said Ellie Breslin, spokeswoman for the airfare tracking website Hopper.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tools like distributed tracing and network visualization will help maintain clarity during scaling.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • 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
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
  • The pursuit ended near Frye and McQueen roads, where the man's vehicle collided with a white Jeep, police said.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This alignment with prosocial AI isn't coincidental — both frameworks recognize that unchecked pursuit of efficiency or profit can lead to societal harm.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Combat sports, featuring both men and women, have proven hugely popular with younger audiences, especially compared to the aging followings of sports such as baseball and even football.
    David Bloom, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In addition to modeling professionally, Rodríguez also shares her own photos and videos on social media and has garnered an Instagram following of nearly 70 million.
    Caroline Blair, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But all seven officers returned to their jobs on the night of July 30, 2024, as if the high-speed chase and the deadly crash hadn’t happened, according to a probable cause affidavit, including one who drove past the wreckage on the way back to West Palm Beach.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Inter Miami keep up their chase for the Supporters’ Shield Major League Soccer’s regular season is entering its business end, and Inter Miami don’t half have their chips stacked on Lionel Messi again.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.

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