tabbing

verb

present participle of tab
as in identifying

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  1. identifying
  2. naming
  3. designating
  4. stamping
  5. earmarking
  6. calling
Verb
  • In pre-war Japan, identifying a successor was less of a conundrum.
    — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • Gwinnett County police are asking the public for help in identifying a man accused of assaulting a woman in Norcross.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • Joe Prince-Wright, Nick Mendola and Andy Edwards preview Norway taking on England, naming the keys to the game and the scenarios that could unfold.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • After Graham Platner officially withdrew from the Maine Senate race this week, Democrats are now in the process of naming his replacement.
    — The Editors, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of naming
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  • In Miami, the city’s Miami 21 zoning code prohibits lodging stays fewer than 30 days in multi-family residential buildings like The Club unless the building has a special Certificate of Use (CU) designating it a condo-hotel.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The state has benefitted by formally designating Netflix, Paramount and Lionsgate as studio partners, which have conferred a series of incentives to those companies over the long haul to produce titles there.
    — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of designating
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  • To achieve crisp dots and clean linework at home, Slynko recommends using a dotting tool and a thin detail brush, or reaching for a stamping plate.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • There’s another subtle reference to baseball in the film, again stamping its moment in time.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of stamping
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  • United Kingdom cruise line Marella Cruises is permanently earmarking one of its ships, Marella Discovery 2, for adults-only cruises.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Now, county leaders and health officials are earmarking funds to address those issues.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of earmarking
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  • The day before his team played in a World Cup semifinal, France coach Didier Deschamps tried shifting the pressure by calling his opponent, Spain, the favorite to win the tournament.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 July 2026
  • Prosecutors at the first trial argued that Dominguez was angry and spiraling at the time of the killings, calling the attacks a deliberate act of violence.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of calling
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