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tags along

verb

present tense third-person singular of tag along
as in tags

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tags along
  1. tags
  2. follows
  3. tails
  4. guides
  5. shadows
  6. brings
  7. pilots
  8. leads
Verb
  • For example, if a user logs a 50-mile running goal in Nike Run Club, the CDP tags the user’s profile.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • McDonnell, who focuses on predatory fish and impacts from climate change and fishing, typically tags fish with sensors for studies.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Definition of tags
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  • The plan follows several other measures announced recently — including the economic and tax overhaul, which was approved by Congress but has yet to be ratified as the Constitutional Court reviews complaints filed by opposition parties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • California’s current review of Ladera Ranch follows a 2024 assessment that found no unusual cancer pattern at the county level, though state officials said the available data was limited and did not focus specifically on Ladera Ranch.
    — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of follows
Verb
  • Cuevas remembers the wins, the journey and the spiral — Penix, as a lefty, threw a distinct ball that tails away from pass-catchers.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of tails
Verb
  • Along the way, guides share insights, and tours will stay in habitats longer when the animals are active and playing together or eating.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The circuit and backup feed loss were affecting the Terminal Radar Approach Control, or TRACON, facility, in Philadelphia, which guides planes in and out of Newark and Philadelphia.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of guides
Verb
  • An unusually tight security detail shadows Rodríguez’s every step.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026
  • While darker colors remained visible, they could be mistaken for dirt, debris, or shadows underwater.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Definition of shadows
Verb
  • AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Adak brings nearly two decades of experience across consumer and retail businesses and previously held senior roles at Li & Fung and Forever 21.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • Heath pilots a fighter jet, deploys bombs in foreign countries, and thwarts cyberattacks, all after remarkably cursory and casual conversations with a government official.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Manuel Varela, who also pilots Goodie, says the drone has switchable nozzles for whatever the cleaning job calls for.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of pilots
Verb
  • Toney, who caught a team-high 12 passes for 114 yards on Friday and leads UM with 28 catches, 444 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns, was also banged up with an undisclosed injury and limited in the second half.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the National League, Philadelphia leads Arizona by four games for the final wild card, so anyone rooting for chaos this coming week may be disappointed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of leads
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