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
Detectives learned a cab picked up Cardenas near a Wells Fargo bank about 2 miles from his apartment shortly before 2:30 p.m. on May 29, police said. Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025 The back of his truck is full of tools that are organized in his own special way, and there are definitely some fast-food wrappers scattered around the cab. Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 10 June 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
  • After 15 days, the taxi drivers struck a deal with officials to help rescue the thousands of workers from their crushing loans.
    Time, Time, 23 June 2025
  • Tencent runs China’s biggest messaging app called WeChat, which integrates features like payments and the ability to hail taxis or order food.
    Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Two days later, those kids were bused to the market to compete against college culinary students, and one of them won the competition.
    Staff Author, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
  • And some are already in Mexico, just five days after being detained and bused away from their job site in Tallahassee.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • The Red Sox and Mariners motored through Thursday’s rubber match in Seattle.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
  • Those motoring to work in a Rolls-Royce aren’t being left out, either.
    Susan Campos, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Former President Joe Biden's DOJ, riding a wave of anti-corporatism on the left, proposed a far-reaching set of remedies that strayed well beyond the original case.
    Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
  • With deep industry experience, a sharp eye for inefficiency, and a product grounded in reality, Johnson isn’t just riding the creator economy wave.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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