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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
  • On Tuesday, airlines canceled more than 1,200 flights, according to the aviation tracking site FlightAware.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 11 Nov. 2025
  • While Peri is just launching its preorders, the team is already thinking about ways to expand the platform with additional tracking and insights, given the amount of symptoms associated with perimenopause.
    Emily Burns, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The shake-up did little to steady the campaign, as public events were limited, and advisers struggled to sharpen the message, with polls showing her trailing.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Closely trailing behind were fellow incumbents Craig, who raised over $12,600 between August 7 and October 4, and Moncree-Moffett, who raised over $10,800 between June and October.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The other notable advancement involves ray tracing, which adds realistic lighting and shadow effects to games.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The extra graphical features of this re-release (including ray tracing) help sell the 'haunted house' feeling of an empty colony at the center of constant storms.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As a leader in connected products and DPP space, Certilogo helps brands transform mandatory tagging into competitive advantage, by making their products talk.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • October dazzled skywatchers with celestial highlights such as the Orionid meteor shower, the appearance of comet Lemmon and comet Swan, and even an asteroid tagging along Earth like a second moon.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Current industry practice involves destroying residual cyanide in waste tailings.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Black Friday is just 23 days away, a day synonymous with deal-chasing and a widespread shop-til-you-drop attitude among consumers.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Tail chasing is the favorite hobby that the six-month-old American Shorthair/Siamese mix indulges in throughout the day, says her owner, Colleen Metz.
    Evan Moore November 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The shadowing stopped once both had departed the PMZ eastward.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • 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 Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The crash remains under active investigation by the FHP as officials work to reconstruct the events and review pursuit protocols.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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