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
  • Many tech companies are considering ways to add blood-sugar tracking to their consumer wearables and fitness apps.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Secretary added that his numbers also include tankers which had transited the Strait of Hormuz with their lights and transponders turned off, keeping them hidden from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and tracking satellites.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracking
Noun
  • To achieve this, the wings need a very high aspect ratio, which is, to put it very simply, the ratio between a wing's span and its average width from its leading edge to its trailing edge.
    — David Szondy August 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Profits barely budged until mid-2025, then accelerated, rising 25% on a trailing, four-quarter basis through Q1 of 2026.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of trailing
Noun
  • Conahan was arrested in February 1997, accused of raping Montgomery, strangling him and cutting off his genitals to eliminate DNA tracing.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Health officials say the mistrust has also made contact tracing and early treatment more difficult, particularly in remote communities affected by rebel violence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of tracing
Noun
  • Teams working with agencies or freelancers can make identification of synthetic elements a delivery requirement and allocate tagging responsibility and liability in the contract.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of tagging
Noun
  • What starts as harmless tailing quickly evolves into something much more dangerous — Bret’s high-speed pursuit isn’t subtle, and Robert turns the tables on him by pulling over and then tapping Bret’s Mercedes 450SL from behind.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The site will target low-grade titanium-iron tailings that have been uneconomical to process.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of tailing
Noun
  • Instant, 24/7 funding, while convenient, often facilitates late-night loss chasing, and many frequent traders report feeling like failures.
    — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Unpredictable weather is always the bane of eclipse chasing — and today's event has been no different.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of chasing
Noun
  • While the University of Michigan is not the first university to experiment with grade covering or shadowing, the practice has never caught on at many campuses.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That gradually began to change over a few hours of Colquitt’s patient mending, shadowing, blushing, and eyelash-affixing.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of shadowing
Noun
  • Social media video captured an unconventional pursuit in Los Angeles over the weekend, when a runaway pig led a wild chase through the streets of West Hollywood before it was finally captured.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • His reinstatement as judge after Assad was toppled and fled the country for Russia in December 2024 is an illustration of the country’s pursuit of transitional justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of pursuit
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“Tagging along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagging%20along. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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