as in to hang (around)
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Recent Examples of tag along
Rae also tagged along during Charli XCX and Troye Sivan’s Sweat Tour, making a surprise appearance in New York.
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Two young girls are tagging along, who appear to be her two daughters Lucy, 7, and Mary, 4.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump—and the rest of the nation—is merely tagging along.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
An only child raised in New York City by his mother and his father, Elliot, a schoolteacher, Brody tagged along with Plachy on many of her photography assignments.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
Two young girls are tagging along, who appear to be her two daughters Lucy, 7, and Mary, 4.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Trump—and the rest of the nation—is merely tagging along.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
An only child raised in New York City by his mother and his father, Elliot, a schoolteacher, Brody tagged along with Plachy on many of her photography assignments.
—Julie Jordan, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag along
Verb
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Trout flailed on a 100-mph slider that tailed just outside the strike zone on a full count.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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Steer clear of puddles - Driving into puddles or low areas of rainwater can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control. Don't tail large vehicles closely - Trucks or buses can kick up a water spray that obstructs visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2025
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Brown posted both her own and Paltrow’s look to Instagram on a two-image carousel, and tagged the actor too as her reference.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg wrote, adding heart and paint palette emojis and tagging Hauser & Wirth, which is the art gallery where Eugenie works today.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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The same link above will guide you to what Amazon is selling, with the same $100 price drop, which is the same as a 23% discount on the pricier larger model.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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But Trump’s belief, his hunch, that Putin can be trusted and wants peace, is now guiding US policy, and rewriting America’s role in the largest war in Europe since the 1940s.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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The senior forward has a happy-go-lucky nature, always bringing an optimistic perspective.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Celebrating these achievements inspires others, fosters connection and brings energy to the meeting.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The incident comes less than three weeks after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to shadow multiple Russian warplanes that were spotted in the Arctic.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2025
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All the decisions that pit crews make are mediated by monitoring the survivalists — and unlike other survival reality series, there are no camera crews shadowing players in the wilderness.—
Mark Peikert,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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Paul McCartney will reflect on his time piloting Wings in an upcoming book that focuses on his post-Beatles band.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
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Disney Branded Television ordered the show to pilot in January (as first reported by Variety), with Alina Mankin serving as writer and executive producer and Liz Phang serving as showrunner and executive producer.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Three medical experts testified in January that Geyser was no longer a threat to the public following considerable progress.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Because of the younger, more diverse consumer base that the retailer had cultivated over the past years, Target stands to suffer the most from the backlash following its rollback of DEI commitments.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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In his new position at Disney, Cripps will steer the overall global theatrical distribution of all Walt Disney Studios labels including Disney Live Action, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studio, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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Understandably, some folks prefer to steer clear of body butters for many reasons: a super-heavy feel, a longer period of absorption, and a greasy film on your skin.—
Tatayana Yomary,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Tag along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag%20along. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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