taxi 1 of 2

as in cab
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

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verb

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Recent Examples of taxi
Noun
The plane was able to taxi and park without further incident. Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 July 2025 Due to her intoxicated state, she was escorted off of the Southwest Airlines flight before the plane taxied, Dallas police wrote in the warrant. Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025
Verb
Kiss weathered cynicism and disinterest from the snobby New York music scene in their early months — Frehley worked as a taxi driver to pay the bills — but, crucially, united with manager Bill Aucoin in September 1973, who began plotting the band’s path to stardom with the bandmembers. Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025 Beyond Waymo, robo-taxis and -shuttles are also running in China, Singapore and the Middle East, and they’re being tested across Europe. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxi
Noun
  • At one point that evening, the 5-year-old got out of the cab and was hit by part of the equipment.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Soon there was a burst of flame, which appeared to spread from the cab and shot out several feet from the driver's side of the truck.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a recent video posted by the Piano Man on Instagram, Joel pulls up next to a man riding a bicycle, chauffeuring two women sitting in an attached passenger car while blasting the rocker’s iconic 1976 classic.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 July 2025
  • Neither graduated from formal schools; her grandfather chauffeured white families.
    Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, IndyStar, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Bruce Owens, 49, of Paragould, who was driving the Hyundai, and a minor who was riding in the Jeep and not identified in the report were injured, the report says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This week, Mike Vrabel and the AFC East-leading New England Patriots roll into the coach’s old stomping grounds, riding a three-game win streak and looking to build further momentum.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxi. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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