TAGGED ALONG Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

tagged along

verb

past tense of tag along

as in tagged

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Chuwi have no fear about being tagged as a political band, and are ready to embrace it.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Jackson Chourio was tagged out after trying to score from third on a ground ball with the infield in, a play that was challenged and upheld.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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Since the beginning of the episode, Lee’s been tailed by McMann’s skinny accomplice — the guy Ginger shot in the neck at the end of the season premiere.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, the Huskies took a precipitous fall when Coach Edsall high tailed it out of Connecticut for Maryland.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of tailed

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Electricity costs rank first, followed by water usage and environmental impact.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of followed

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Shortly after the vote, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, Bass’ rival for mayor, appeared with city Controller Kenneth Mejia in front of the downtown DWP building to reiterate her own call for an audit — one conducted by the controller’s office.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Other recent polls conducted by SurveyUSA, TrueDot and ActiVote have found Becerra leads by at least 20 points.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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