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
Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
These tags stick around for several seconds and indicate that those neurons were recently active and therefore relevant to a particular experience.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
The winning grade gets recognized with a special hot breakfast or bragging tags for their backpacks.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 16th annual Graffiti Clean-Up Day is on May 2, in which volunteers are given cleaning materials and detailed maps to clean tags and stickers already identified.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Police said five of the adults had toe tags, such as those found in morgues, and that a man's and a woman's body has signs of an autopsy.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
The next takes those tags and translates them into structured data buyers can actually use.
—Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Potempa said while the direct cost of the tags themselves was relatively minimal, the program required ongoing staff time to process applications, maintain records, respond to inquiries and coordinate between Village Hall and the Police Department.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a cause dear to his heart as an adopted child, is still going strong, thanks in part to $23 million through the sale of Frosty tags and coupons in 2025.
—Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noel Brennan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers tags out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at home plate during the sixth inning at American Family Field on July 08, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Behind the scenes, Billo tags your videos, tracks what elements perform best—things like hooks, calls to action, and formats—and shares that info with brands.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
The stickers are also used as backups in case the main, larger tags applied around handles fall off or are damaged.
—Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
These tags stick around for several seconds and indicate that those neurons were recently active and therefore relevant to a particular experience.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
The winning grade gets recognized with a special hot breakfast or bragging tags for their backpacks.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
The 16th annual Graffiti Clean-Up Day is on May 2, in which volunteers are given cleaning materials and detailed maps to clean tags and stickers already identified.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Police said five of the adults had toe tags, such as those found in morgues, and that a man's and a woman's body has signs of an autopsy.
—ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
The next takes those tags and translates them into structured data buyers can actually use.
—Anita Beveridge-Raffo, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Potempa said while the direct cost of the tags themselves was relatively minimal, the program required ongoing staff time to process applications, maintain records, respond to inquiries and coordinate between Village Hall and the Police Department.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a cause dear to his heart as an adopted child, is still going strong, thanks in part to $23 million through the sale of Frosty tags and coupons in 2025.
—Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
Gerth gets notified every time a neighbor tags her on Facebook.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Reece Atwood tags her with an RBI single off the left-field wall that scores Kayden Henry, MaTaia Lawson follows with a 2-RBI single into right, and Jaycie Nichols bounces another single up the middle.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
William Contreras #24 of the Milwaukee Brewers tags out Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at home plate during the sixth inning at American Family Field on July 08, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Behind the scenes, Billo tags your videos, tracks what elements perform best—things like hooks, calls to action, and formats—and shares that info with brands.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tags
labels
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How Swift has anything to do with this windfall is a bit complicated, and goes all the way back to the major record labels’ original licensing agreements with Spotify from the late 2000s, which got the companies stock in the then-fledgling streaming service.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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Illinois joined 18 states defending consumers’ ability to file lawsuits in state courts against pesticide manufacturers for not including warning labels on products.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Tags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tags. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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