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
Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
With $15 and a short saying, Missourians can buy custom tags for their car or truck.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Standardizing once and integrating everywhere ensures data models harmonize disparate protocols such as PLC tags, LIMS records and MES batches.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Guy can’t take a few days for some R&R and a non-surgical breast reduction without everybody suddenly pulling out the toe tags?
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
SUVs with government tags pull up, hauling a boat emblazoned with US Department of Interior branding.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Documents can be organized into folders or by using tags.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Police discovered Alves hiding $2,009 worth of sunglasses on him, with security tags still attached.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Each bird was fitted with two bright orange wing tags before release to note their origin in Indiana.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
Don’t forget meds, food, clean ID tags, and anything else your dog might need on the trip.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
With $15 and a short saying, Missourians can buy custom tags for their car or truck.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Standardizing once and integrating everywhere ensures data models harmonize disparate protocols such as PLC tags, LIMS records and MES batches.
—Nagesh Nama, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Guy can’t take a few days for some R&R and a non-surgical breast reduction without everybody suddenly pulling out the toe tags?
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
SUVs with government tags pull up, hauling a boat emblazoned with US Department of Interior branding.
—Wesley Bruer, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Documents can be organized into folders or by using tags.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
Police discovered Alves hiding $2,009 worth of sunglasses on him, with security tags still attached.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Each bird was fitted with two bright orange wing tags before release to note their origin in Indiana.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Austin Wells #28 of the New York Yankees tags out Bo Bichette #11 of the Toronto Blue Jays at home plate during the game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on September 6, 2025 in New York, New York.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tags
labels
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One particularly notable viral video featured the son of a provincial government minister posing in front of a tree made from boxes of luxury labels including Louis Vuitton, Cartier and Gucci.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Those rules are quite strict, Burton said, even requiring the labels be torn off plastic water bottles and put in a separate receptacle.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Tags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tags. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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