tabbing

Definition of tabbingnext
present participle of tab
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Verb
  • Similarly, corruption or physical damage might destroy a file’s header, which contains its identifying metadata, while leaving other parts of it untouched.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The company says the federal government is responsible for identifying which carriers are safe and cracking down on those that are not.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Warsh declined several times to say what those assets were, naming only the private funds in which they were held.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That’s when Moore learned students had voted to honor his heroic actions by naming him prom king.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • At the Stratton Lock and Dam in McHenry, the river has reached nearly 7 feet Monday, designating it as a major flooding condition, said David Christensen, director of McHenry County’s emergency management agency.
    Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Fresh off of designating March 31 as Farm Workers Day, the House is also scheduled to bring up Senate Bill 121 this week.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The new leaders of Iran have swiftly moved away from the late Khamenei’s blueprint for protecting the nation, stamping their own, more extreme approach on Iran’s third Islamic Republic.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Be careful to check if USPS staff is stamping mail after hours, otherwise, any postage dropped in the evening will be stamped April 16.
    Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2016, city voters passed Proposition H, with 64% in favor of the city earmarking tax money for infrastructure repairs.
    Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The Senate is earmarking $2 million, while the House doesn’t put any money towards the initiative.
    Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Like our president, this is calling for me.
    Jack Fink April 12, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • How to track your federal tax refund Taxpayers can check the status of their federal tax refunds on the IRS website, the IRS2Go mobile app, or by calling 800-829-1954.
    Bailey Allen, Cape Cod Times, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Tabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabbing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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