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an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product) the tagline from the drug company's ad campaign backfired and quickly became fodder for late-night comedians

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Recent Examples of tagline Sweeney campaign sparks controversy The Sweeney campaign faced backlash after consumers accused the company of promoting eugenics due to the tagline and the actress’s blonde hair, blue eyes and white complexion. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The app is not listed, but the tagline — included in documents — appears to refer to the Session app. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025 Hyperbolic and hypersexual, lesbian pulp novels could famously be identified by their suggestive titles and salacious, punishing taglines. Trish Bendix august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025 In the immortal words of every single woman to mutter a tagline on even one season of a Bravo show, stay out of women’s business. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tagline
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Noun
  • Museums educate citizens, not through slogans, but through context.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The slogans are simple, intimate, needy, and impossible to avoid.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The alert lists the products' names, UPC numbers, sizes, sell-through dates, store banner names and states for the affected products.
    Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Season 1 star Gyllenhaal executive produces under his Nine Stories banner.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Tagline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagline. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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