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as in labeled
to attach an identifying slip to
tagged all the dresses with sale stickers before putting them on the rack
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as in chased
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 slapped
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 selected
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 tagged
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
He was tagged and pictured holding a skull on the group page, ABC 6 reported.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The bear that was caught was tagged and released in a nearby suitable habitat, according to the department.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Twenty-some celebrity contestants correctly tagged Travis Kelce’s popular, unassuming, bespectacled mother as a treacherous Traitor.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
But they were tagged for an average of 310 yards and 2 TDs by Bo Nix, Jacoby Brissett, Geno Smith and Davis Mills.
—Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026
For its part, Gensler, the design firm tagged to help with JPMorgan’s splashy new Manhattan headquarters, says the number of its employees who work on data centers jumped by 40% in the last year.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
From graffiti to grandeur This man once tagged trains with graffiti.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
White tagged her younger brother Duke Keaton in the second photo, just beneath the design.
—Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 6 Jan. 2026
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The long-vacant office tower that hugs the highway is a familiar sight for the steady stream of vehicles traveling daily on the Interstate 84 viaduct, having gained notoriety two years ago after being painted with graffiti and tagged.
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“Tagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tagged. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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