as in to hang (around)
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Recent Examples of tag along
Her hope is that the Lions will let her tag along for a bit in a floppy throwback outfit, a living, prancing contrast to the mostly mediocre old days before the team was 12-1 and finding ways to win instead of inventing ways to lose.
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Oscar has tagged along on several of Daniel and Nadia’s adventures, including a trip to Las Vegas in April 2021 and an excursion to Vancouver in February 2024.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Kidman's youngest child recently tagged along with her famous mom to a Hollywood event.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The story turns on the Olivia (27), a polar bear guard tagging along with a group of scientists in an Arctic village who starts to develop a strong fascination for the scientists’ study: people in hibernation.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
Oscar has tagged along on several of Daniel and Nadia’s adventures, including a trip to Las Vegas in April 2021 and an excursion to Vancouver in February 2024.
—Francesca Gariano, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Nicole Kidman's youngest child recently tagged along with her famous mom to a Hollywood event.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The story turns on the Olivia (27), a polar bear guard tagging along with a group of scientists in an Arctic village who starts to develop a strong fascination for the scientists’ study: people in hibernation.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag along
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In June, an employee with the county road division tailed a Boring Company truck that spilled mud onto city streets, according to the records.—
Daniel Rothberg,
ProPublica,
8 Jan. 2025
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Egan tailed Alex to the news station in Grand Junction, Colorado.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
29 Dec. 2024
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The two red swastikas were found atop a building, district officials said in a letter to parents Tuesday, among several buildings that were tagged at Discovery and the next-door Natomas High campus.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Jan. 2025
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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
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Pure Amazon will travel its namesake region, with two cabins specifically for solo travelers, plus expert guides leading three- and four-night trips on rivers in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.—
Jennifer Billock,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Leaders can guide their teams to focus on direct and meaningful connections with customers.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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In my own experience, one of the most rewarding projects involved a renewable energy startup aiming to bring affordable solar energy to rural areas.—
Michael Shribman,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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And both franchises have asked the NHL to bring an outdoor game — or two, in this case — to the Sunshine State for many years.—
Tim Reynolds,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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The clip finds Beam accompanied by a full band and shadow puppeteers from the Emmy-winning collective Manual Cinema.—
SPIN Staff,
SPIN,
8 Jan. 2025
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This perception has shadowed the party for nearly 40 years.—
Adam Nagourney,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Many of them are piloting it in some way, shape or form across specific projects.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The mission was piloted by NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who became the first active U.S. Space Force Guardian to launch into space since the branch's establishment in 2019.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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While the show follows the Howey novels fairly closely, things develop differently; genders are flipped, and deaths happen in different ways.—
Barry Levitt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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It's followed by Jūrmala, Latvia, Košice, Slovakia, and Freiburg in Germany, rounding out the top five.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Due to La Nina conditions in the Pacific Ocean, the jet stream is buckled to the north and all the rain storms are being steered away from southern California.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps the upbeat CEOs are steering other sectors, as the movements of investors, who moved out of tech to utilities, financials and materials on Tuesday, suggest.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Tag along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tag%20along. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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