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
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The only notable difference was that tags such as Malicious Sites or PUPs didn’t show up in the Android edition.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
The senators went on to point out that even when these guns do have colorful tips and tags, they are easily tampered with.
—Cait Bladt, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
From its rails, the collars and tags of beloved pets dangled.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
The account tags government agencies like the DC Department of Public Works, police and/or 311 to get authorities involved.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Researchers have been conducting studies by releasing juvenile salmon with tracking tags to follow their movement and determine where reintroducing fish would be successful.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The only notable difference was that tags such as Malicious Sites or PUPs didn’t show up in the Android edition.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
The senators went on to point out that even when these guns do have colorful tips and tags, they are easily tampered with.
—Cait Bladt, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
From its rails, the collars and tags of beloved pets dangled.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
The account tags government agencies like the DC Department of Public Works, police and/or 311 to get authorities involved.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Tags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tags. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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