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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
High-stakes save Boston Fire Department firefighters saved a crane operator stuck in his cab at Conley Terminal in South Boston Saturday, despite the dangerous weather conditions. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026 On the set of a 2024 Maybelline commercial in New York City, Osaka sat on the hood of a yellow cab, sporting frizzy ringlets. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 28 May 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
  • Kenneth Tam’s video work dwells with a community of taxi-drivers struggling with the erosion of their trade in the wake of rideshare apps.
    Zoë Hopkins, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
  • Autonomous taxis are central to Musk’s effort effort to transform Tesla from a dominant maker of electric vehicles into a leader in artificial intelligence and robotics.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • The Lakeshore Corridor route issues, including busing to accommodate construction of the fourth rail line into Millennium Station, bring down the overall metric to 80.7%.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • In the nineties, when someone was released from Rikers, the D.O.C.’s standard practice was to bus them to Queens Plaza, in Long Island City, where they would be dropped off, usually in the middle of the night.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Some manufacturers are trying to mimic the ICE car experience, such as retro-fitting old school motoring noises and gear simulations to entertain understimulated EV drivers.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • Between the Orion spacecraft seamlessly motoring onward on the left of this image and two boosters mirroring one another on the right, this booster separation is picture perfect.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Those with motors of a certain size are legally classified as mopeds or motorcycles and cannot legally be ridden by anyone younger than age 16.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Over the coming weeks, select customers in Phoenix, Los Angeles, and San Francisco will see an option to ride in an Ojai (pronounced oh-hai) for free on the Waymo app.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 May 2026

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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