1
: a reiterated phrase identified with an individual, group, or product : slogan
2
: a final line (as in a play or joke)
especially
: one that serves to clarify a point or create a dramatic effect
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the tagline from the drug company's ad campaign backfired and quickly became fodder for late-night comedians
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That now classic tagline (from Alien, one of the greatest science-fiction horror movies ever made) hinges on a big assumption that most of us broadly make: space is empty.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
The perfect picnic does exist, and it can be summed up in one tagline: No cake, no entry.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
In the end, the news that Mohamed Salah will remain at Liverpool was delivered with a humorous tagline.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Your economic policy has the same tagline as Season 3 of Squid Game?
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
The perfect picnic does exist, and it can be summed up in one tagline: No cake, no entry.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
In the end, the news that Mohamed Salah will remain at Liverpool was delivered with a humorous tagline.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Your economic policy has the same tagline as Season 3 of Squid Game?
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Tagline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tagline. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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