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. tailing
  6. chasing
  7. shadowing
  8. pursuit
Noun
  • After tracking and testing this category through the spring, my read is that two vendors, Microsoft and Amazon, have credible first entries in this segment, yet this first generation still shows real gaps.
    — Jason Andersen, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Plunge markets its Plunge All-In as a connected home appliance, with the All-In Gen 2 adding faster cooling, upgraded sanitation and sensor-driven performance tracking.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of tracking
Noun
  • Later, Gabriel tore Haaland’s shirt, the light-blue fabric trailing in the breeze as the pair chased a loose ball.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • The graceful trailing stems and showy flowers of climbing hydrangeas (Hydrangea anomala) look beautiful growing on pergolas and fences.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
Definition of trailing
Noun
  • The series' first PC release adds ray tracing, ultra-widescreen support, and crossplay, and early players have flagged the port as surprisingly well optimized.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • The funds would come from the Commodity Credit Corporation, a funding initiative through the federal agency, and would go toward tracing, surveying and trapping response programs for the next three years.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of tracing
Noun
  • This tagging is part of IDFG’s management program on Payette, which revolves around the trophy-sized lake trout that live in the large water body near McCall.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
  • The $113 billion US cattle industry is especially vulnerable because the parasite likes newborn calves and cows with tagging and other wounds.
    — Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 18 June 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
  • Linguistically, as on the pitch, the Americans can often be found ball-chasing.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
  • What percentage of your time is coordination, status-chasing, and information relay?
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of chasing
Noun
  • Students take college courses while completing high school, and gain experience through mentoring, job shadowing and internships.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Students interested in medicine often write predictable essays about hospital shadowing.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of shadowing
Noun
  • During the pursuit, police said Johnson turned toward the Guard members with his weapon.
    — Lucas Finton, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Furthermore, current jobs, even if not ideal, can fund these personal pursuits, fostering a positive outlook that ultimately aids career progression.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of pursuit
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