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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
Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
While most of us have the Notes app on our smartphones and laptops, those entries can easily get lost among countless open tabs.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
He was tabbed to manage Triple-A Albuquerque for the 2020 season, but it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Who picks up the tab for the public schools educating the children of their workforce?
—Andy Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
While most of us have the Notes app on our smartphones and laptops, those entries can easily get lost among countless open tabs.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
Worried about his coordinator paying more attention to his new job than his old one, Saban tabbed Steve Sarkisian his new offensive assistant a week before the title game, and Kiffin left for the state of Florida.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
He was tabbed to manage Triple-A Albuquerque for the 2020 season, but it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tab
Noun
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The bill would exempt snack foods and corn masa flour made by, or supplied to, certain types of businesses including cottage food operations.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 12,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Vanel, a Democrat from Queens, introduced a bill to ban trading on many types of predictions, including sports and politics.—
Tim McNicholas,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The trooper initiated a traffic stop to investigate, and the driver, identified as Ezeiruaku, was arrested.—
Briana Aldridge,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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An investigation identified the suspect as 23-year-old Sidney Dillon Pittman, who lives at the home the delivery driver visited by accident, court records show.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The cemetery has been thrust into the spotlight after a Lancaster County man was accused of harvesting sets of human remains in the middle of the night, hoarding skulls, bones, and corpses, and then offering some of them for sale on his social media accounts.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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The buyer called the number, prompting House officials to investigate and discover that multiple phones ordered under Southerland’s account were unaccounted for, prosecutors said.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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First, Monty Miller (a suave, anguished Jon Hamm), Tommy’s lifelong friend and billionaire founder of M-Tex, dies suddenly, but not before naming the fixer as the new company president.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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The rover, named SCARABS, comes from the Lunar and Planetary Exploration Laboratory at UEL and focuses on compact design, hardware validation, and long-term lunar infrastructure rather than spectacle.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The church released a statement about the incident on Wednesday night.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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The social media post was accompanied by emojis of a knife, an ax and red drops after the statement.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Also part of the program will be a presentation of the Resonator Hall of Fame Awards, designated for the career achievements of producers and engineers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Utah doesn't get as much attention as some of its neighbors (ahem, Colorado), but the terrain is so stunning and varied that much of the natural landscape is designated national park, national monument, or national forest land.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Jan. 2026
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It was described as a lengthy document.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Sadoski last appeared on the big screen in a movie titled Adult Children in 2025.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Along with a documentary titled One Last Adventure, chronicling the filming of Season 5, set to release on January 12, 2026, Netflix also has two more Stranger Things projects in the works.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Tab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tab. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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