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as in bill
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due
I don't have any cash on me, so can you put this on my tab?
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as in check
the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount
asked the server to put our dinners on separate tabs so we could each pay for our own meal
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Recent Examples of tab
Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
Aguilar started that game because Ryan Burger, tabbed QB1 out of training camp, broke a finger in the season opener a week earlier.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That would not cover the Obamacare subsidies’ tab.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The advisory search committee tabbed Hughes -- who was recently selected as the university's 2025 Outstanding Alumna and honored during spring commencement -- during a meeting last week, according to the University of Arkansas System.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2025
Aguilar started that game because Ryan Burger, tabbed QB1 out of training camp, broke a finger in the season opener a week earlier.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 25 July 2025
Verb
View in new tab Where else could this legal strategy be used?
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025
That would not cover the Obamacare subsidies’ tab.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tab
Noun
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Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The suspect in the shooting, identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested on Friday night after his father recognized him from surveillance images and video released by investigators, authorities said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some of the information inadvertently made public in this way included names and email addresses, meaning the participants of the chat could be identified.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The index takes into account such factors as electoral processes, government functioning, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Republican two-term president tapped Attorney General Pam Bondi to take temporary command of DC's police department and named Terry Cole, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the interim federal commissioner of the police department.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The declaration also names the FBI, the DOJ, and the Executive Office of the President as defendants.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lunsford ended up recanting his statement when questioned again, this time by a district attorney’s investigator.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Republicans on Capitol Hill also backed Bondi’s qualified statement that speech inciting violence should be prosecuted.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Martinez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays last week as the team needed to clear a 40-man roster spot.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Capitol Reef was designated an International Dark Sky Park in 2015, and autumn's cool, clear nights are a great time to go constellation spotting.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So far, the committee has issued 10 subpoenas and released a slew of documents from Epstein’s estate and over 30,000 pages from the Department of Justice.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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His criminal history included three felony convictions, according to a USA TODAY review of court documents.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company's current plan, titled Dare Forward 2030, was announced in March 2022 and significantly focused on sustainability and electrification.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That article, which appeared first in the Oxford American, had subsequently come out as a little book titled True Adventures with the King of Bluegrass.—
Tom Piazza
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Tab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tab. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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