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Definition of cabnext
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
Rags to riffs The son of a cab driver and a housewife, Sedaka was born and raised in Brooklyn. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026 Another licensed driver in the cab finished their trip. Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
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
  • Trenten Higgins, who took a taxi from Israel to Jordan, was able to fly out of its capital and get to New York on Thursday.
    Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Early prototypes validated ground operations and taxi behavior, while later versions introduced flight testing and expanded operational capabilities.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement, United confirmed the incident and said passengers were bused back to the terminal.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Influential city business leaders also came out in opposition, as did protesters reportedly bused in and paid for by Airbnb.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The two men high-fived and then put the fish in the livewell before motoring back to the dock to call the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s ShareLunker program.
    Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But just months into walking away from his writing métier, Winslow discovered, somewhat to his surprise, the same creative urgings that long served to motor his craft.
    Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Expect everything—including the rustic beach camps, fresh ocean-to-plate fish, and the ferry ride from the mainland to Bubaque—to take its sweet time here.
    Melanie van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The former product instructor from the San Francisco Bay Area has ridden the tech wave throughout his career, easily jumping from Verizon to Fitbit to Workday.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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