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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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Recent Examples of cab
Noun
Of particular interest are 17 examples of Bollinger’s B4 cab-forward Class B truck. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026 Download the itTaxi app to order a cab on your phone. Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
The offices of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance had people of all ages on Wednesday night waiting for the end of the nightly Ramadan fast, from children sitting at tables doing math homework to cab drivers just getting off their shifts. Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • On a main avenue in Casablanca, Morocco’s largest city, taxi drivers honked their horns and bus drivers parked their vehicles to protest rising fuel costs.
    Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
  • The victim reportedly claimed Holder had entered her taxi and her home uninvited.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Plenty of tour companies will bus you up.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • In 1971, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Of the last four Formula 1 races in Miami Gardens, two Miami Grands Prix and two F1 Sprints, McLaren’s motored to four wins, including three consecutive 1-2 finishes.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 3 May 2026
  • Big boats from the German Federal Coast Guard then motored by in an attempt to dislodge the whale with its wake.
    Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • New details of attack On the day of the attack, Desmond rode the bus to school and attended his morning classes without incident, the reports show.
    Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • Emisael Jaramillo originally was named to ride Robusta in the Kentucky Derby, but the Daily Racing Form reported the jockey will keep his commitments Saturday at Santa Anita and Cristian Torres will be aboard Robusta.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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