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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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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as in to slap
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 to select
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 tag
David M. Zimmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
He is slated to make $23.4 million on the tag this year.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Maybe the club should have tagged the new stadium as the 'Wembley of Islington' and got the government to help pay for it like that tax dodging grifter in Monte Carlo is attempting up north.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Some retain the original tags identifying their French donors.
—David M. Zimmer, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
He is slated to make $23.4 million on the tag this year.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Being allergic to a certain food means the immune system has incorrectly tagged a specific protein in that food as dangerous.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Maybe the club should have tagged the new stadium as the 'Wembley of Islington' and got the government to help pay for it like that tax dodging grifter in Monte Carlo is attempting up north.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Tag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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