as in taxis
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 cabs
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
But the pain will also reverberate through the broader economy, as federal workers stay at home and avoid the types of routine daily purchases — lunches, cabs, haircuts — that can make local economies hum.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight's crew as an enforcer.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Attacks have been reported on all the major ridesharing apps in Mexico, as well as in metered cabs.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The city is very walkable; however, London's legendary black cabs can be easily found throughout the area.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Currently, Waabi’s approach has included drivers in the cabs as part of its testing phase.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
By the time 1960 rolled around, trucks had appropriated car-like fenders and four-door cabs from conventional automobiles; by the 1980s, smaller trucks — first from Japan, followed by American brands — further popularized the idea of trucks as everyday vehicles and even fun toys.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
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The Tech Coup by Marietje Schaake Technology has been tangled up in modern life for a long time, but the entwinement of Big Tech, as an industry, with our daily habits—everything from tracking friends to hiring cabs—is new.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
But the pain will also reverberate through the broader economy, as federal workers stay at home and avoid the types of routine daily purchases — lunches, cabs, haircuts — that can make local economies hum.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
Will plays Tyson, who drove cabs before joining Dwight's crew as an enforcer.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
Attacks have been reported on all the major ridesharing apps in Mexico, as well as in metered cabs.
—Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The city is very walkable; however, London's legendary black cabs can be easily found throughout the area.
—Aniesia Williams, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Currently, Waabi’s approach has included drivers in the cabs as part of its testing phase.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
By the time 1960 rolled around, trucks had appropriated car-like fenders and four-door cabs from conventional automobiles; by the 1980s, smaller trucks — first from Japan, followed by American brands — further popularized the idea of trucks as everyday vehicles and even fun toys.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cabs
coaches
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Alexander Morales Alexander Morales owns a small marketing business, teaches design at Kansas City Kansas Community College and coaches youth soccer.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chrishan Wright, founder of Blaxit Global and host of the Blaxit Global Podcast, coaches aspiring expats to know their numbers.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Cabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cabs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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