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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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Noun
Austin escapes the clinic through the ceiling and calls Eunice from a cab to the police station. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Authorities said she had been convicted of murder in the April 2000 fatal shooting of a cab driver and had served time in prison before being released. ABC News, 17 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 The hotel’s stretch of A1A isn’t the most interesting so most guests opt to either keep to the property’s upscale amenities, cab it to South Beach (which is 15 minutes away), or go north to the chichi enclaves of Surfside and Bal Harbour for shopping and dining. Sara Liss, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • For my taxi-cab drivers, don’t get any thoughts!
    Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The hotel is a half-hour taxi ride from the airport and has an impeccable concierge service; the staff are happy to offer advice on what to see and how to get there.
    Kalpana Fitzpatrick, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Festival history Founded in 1932 as a street fair, Festival of Nations became a tradition for the students bused in on field trips and for the general public in Minnesota.
    Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2026
  • People bus in from surrounding neighborhoods and towns.
    Alexis Marshall, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Route 66 Car Museum takes you on a century-long trip through automotive history; its collection of more than 75 classic cars includes the kind of models that motored down the Mother Road in its heyday.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • With water temperatures in the low 60’s and only four hours left to fish, Bennett and Shad motored over to a new spot on the west end of the lake where the water was shallower.
    Kubie Brown, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The league’s survival won’t be on the line, but the club’s relevance in the Denver market — arguably the country’s most successful right now — very much could ride on a positive result on Saturday.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Suarez was off to the side, in a green room, riding the high after hearing she was drafted by the Seattle Storm and answering questions.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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