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
  • After Saturday’s tragedy, someone sent him the picture identifying Goulding as one of those killed.
    — Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As tasks like writing code, identifying bugs, or writing emails get automated away by AI, employees at Anthropic have now found that the big picture tasks are increasingly what count.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • The researchers also found that AI’s strength in flagging cancerous lesions didn’t carry over to naming the correct diagnosis among many possibilities.
    — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
  • These complaints have not proven gas station non-compliance, so The Observer is not naming the gas stations users claim overcharged.
    — Eva Flowe October 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • Some Security members have expressed concerns that designating political figures would interfere in Haiti’s internal affairs, particularly with elections approaching, while others have criticized the lack of enforcement on an arms embargo.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Republicans in the Senate also proposed designating all of Pennsylvania a Commonwealth Opportunity Zone for AI, which would fast-track data center permits and create a regulatory framework in collaboration with the industry.
    — Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of designating
Verb
  • All this suggests that stopping illicit distillation will mean finding new attacks before stamping them out.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • That car became a rally staple, training a generation of drivers, including the French legend Jean Ragnotti, and stamping its double white stripe into motorsport folklore.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of stamping
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  • But considering the child of someone whose transformational philanthropy may fund scholarships for low-income students for generations is a far cry from earmarking admissions slots simply because a parent attended the university.
    — Jayson Weingarten, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Connecticut was among the few states helping to cover the loss of federal health insurance subsidies by earmarking millions of dollars to soften the blow for more than 150,000 Connecticut residents.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of earmarking
Verb
  • As of last week, Moore is calling offensive plays for the Cougars, and the team has also made a change at quarterback.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
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“Tabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabbing. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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