as in labels
a slip (as of paper or cloth) that is attached to something to identify or describe it
read the tag on the shirt to find out if I could wash it or if it had to be dry-cleaned
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as in tracks
to go after or on the track of
wildlife experts surreptitiously tagged the timber wolf, carefully keeping a safe distance so the wolf wouldn't catch their scent and run
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as in clips
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
he tagged me with a right hook and blackened my eye
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as in picks
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities
she tagged her most experienced operative for the special mission
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Recent Examples of tags
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The satellite tags have a saltwater switch that detects when the turtle comes up to the surface to breathe, triggering the transmission of data to the satellites.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Its shelf tags include a comparison of Grocery Outlet’s price and what the store claims the item costs at other stores, but those higher alternate prices were sometimes far higher than what our shoppers typically found at other stores.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The satellite tags have a saltwater switch that detects when the turtle comes up to the surface to breathe, triggering the transmission of data to the satellites.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Activists told me that plates moved with the agents—tags identified during an earlier deployment in North Carolina were now being spotted in Louisiana.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Sorting Hat sticky notes and travel tags.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026
Somewhere in your parents’ attic, there’s a plastic bin full of them with the tags still attached, waiting to fund a retirement that will never come.
—Ryan Brennan
march 20, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Other key issues that were slowing down getting a deal done included housing and franchise tags on players.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Noel Brennan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers tags out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at home plate during the sixth inning at American Family Field on July 08, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Behind the scenes, Billo tags your videos, tracks what elements perform best—things like hooks, calls to action, and formats—and shares that info with brands.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Never lose your belongings again with convenient tracking tags.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The satellite tags have a saltwater switch that detects when the turtle comes up to the surface to breathe, triggering the transmission of data to the satellites.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Its shelf tags include a comparison of Grocery Outlet’s price and what the store claims the item costs at other stores, but those higher alternate prices were sometimes far higher than what our shoppers typically found at other stores.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
The satellite tags have a saltwater switch that detects when the turtle comes up to the surface to breathe, triggering the transmission of data to the satellites.
—ABC News, 25 Mar. 2026
Activists told me that plates moved with the agents—tags identified during an earlier deployment in North Carolina were now being spotted in Louisiana.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Sorting Hat sticky notes and travel tags.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2026
Somewhere in your parents’ attic, there’s a plastic bin full of them with the tags still attached, waiting to fund a retirement that will never come.
—Ryan Brennan
march 20, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Other key issues that were slowing down getting a deal done included housing and franchise tags on players.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Gerth gets notified every time a neighbor tags her on Facebook.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers tags out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at home plate during the sixth inning at American Family Field on July 08, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Behind the scenes, Billo tags your videos, tracks what elements perform best—things like hooks, calls to action, and formats—and shares that info with brands.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tags
labels
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Policymakers are floating answers, from state-level warning labels and restrictions on personalized feeds for minors to outright bans on teen social media in some countries.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Agencies often act as an intermediary between clippers and artist teams or labels, skimming off some of the budget upfront.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Tags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tags. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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