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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cab

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verb

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Recent Examples of cab
Noun
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
Verb
The city is very walkable; however, London's legendary black cabs can be easily found throughout the area. Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025 New York’s iconic yellow cab industry was devastated when rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft moved into the city. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • However, after a job gone wrong, which led to the murder of an innocent taxi driver, Bobby disappeared.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • In one scene, Sweet Tooth is shackled and dragged behind a taxi en route to the Eastern Sovereignty, ruled by Pope Charlie Kane.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Attendees can take the LYNX Blue Line to 9th Street Station, which is near First Ward Park, and CATS buses 10, 11, 16, 23 and 8 have routes that pass near the park.
    Evan Moore August 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Chicago Public Schools Superintendent Benjamin Willis refused to allow Black children to be bused from their crowded neighborhood schools to those in white areas with more resources.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • There’s one that does so particularly well, though trades some spaciousness for motoring fun.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The inimitable Carroll Shelby helped define both motoring athleticism and muscle during the middle of last century.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shanghai’s Qiming Venture Partners, founded in 2006, rode the mobile wave, investing early in companies like Xiaomi, Meituan and Bilibili.
    Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Participants can pay $20 for a 20-ticket activity and ride voucher that can be redeemed for amusement rides, the giant slide, kiddie bumper boats, make your own scarecrow, a pig slide, pony rides and pumpkin bowling.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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