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as in label
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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verb (1)

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as in to label
to attach an identifying slip to tagged all the dresses with sale stickers before putting them on the rack

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as in to chase
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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Dallas also didn’t have the capability of placing the franchise tag on Prescott. Vincent Frank, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Pets should wear collars with up-to-date ID tags, and microchips should be registered with current contact information. John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Commanders regularly came out in wide trips or trips bunch formations, getting them in position to tag wide receiver screens onto option-run concepts from shotgun. Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 New joiners tagged themselves as #TikTokRefugees, posting guides and videos to their followers on how to set up their own accounts. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tag 

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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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