cab 1 of 2

as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled called a cab to get back to the hotel

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verb

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Recent Examples of cab
Noun
Expect everything from tastings—not just classic cab sav, but also typical varietals like carmenère –as well as folk performances and, of course, grape stomping. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025 When trying to order food or ask for the price of a cab ride, for example, typing in your query will yield a quick, accurate translation in the language of your choice. Séamus Bellamy, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The starting price for the 3500 chassis cabs $49,285 including delivery charge, about $1,700 less than the 2024 model. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • Informal work takes many different forms globally and includes jobs such as street sellers, unregistered taxi drivers, domestic workers and day laborers.
    Meera Senthilingam, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The main character is a 75-year-old unregistered taxi driver from Vietnam who scrapes together a living in the shadows, giving strangers rides in his battered beige Camry.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That remedy would necessarily involve busing students to desegregate the metropolitan area’s schools.
    Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Many are under the misapprehension that reconfiguring the busing schedule would create an undue burden on the school system and wreak havoc on the school day, but this stance is uninformed and defeatist.
    Aysheh Abuarqub, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • England were motoring towards a potential total of 400 as Duckett and Joe Root rebuilt after Phil Salt and Jamie Smith played loose shots in unconvincing cameos.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Can-Am The Pulse e-moto is designed as a street commuter for motoring around town, while the Origin is built as a dual-sport to venture into uncharted territory.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The pair re-teamed at the Academy Awards the following year for the broadcast’s introductory sketch, which featured Palance dragging a giant Oscar statue onstage, with Crystal (again the host) riding it.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • But Mikey Madison could ride Anora’s recent surge in the race to a victory in that category.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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