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
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
Officer Olvera then stepped out of his car and fired six rounds into the cab of the truck, documents added. Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025 Now the RoCA seeks to adopt the more advanced M109A7, which retains the A6’s armament and cab structure while upgrading the chassis and drive systems on components common with the M2 Bradley fighting vehicle. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • Other ways to get to Discovery Park include riding Sacramento Regional Transit buses and using taxis or rideshare apps.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Boeing 777 was waiting between two runways to taxi to its parking spot as American Airlines flight 2453 was preparing for takeoff for Boston.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Louisville's racial divide was made clear with busing Michael Hicks remembers seeing men in military green with rifles outside the bus ports, sometimes escorting students.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Public dollars for busing private students Advocates for public education argue Ohio’s transportation mandates are inflexible, vague and expensive.
    Fortune, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The suspect fled the scene, motoring his boat toward the Intracoastal Waterway.
    Chris Arnold, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The tier officer turned a switch and Mulumba’s cell motored open.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The mind could wander briefly about the Giants riding a two-game winning streak into a Thursday Night Football matchup with the Eagles, equipped to knock off their tormentors who suddenly look vulnerable.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Her nephew was learning to ride a bike.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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