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
  • That day in the spring brought the work of several tenacious investigators – with the assist of genetic genealogy – closer to identifying the remains.
    — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And many doctors who certify deaths in emergency rooms and hospitals, or for patients who die at home, don't have protocols for confidently identifying heat impacts, says Khatana.
    — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of identifying
Verb
  • The film’s opening scene has her wading naked in Hampstead Ponds at night, looking up at the blinking stars and naming the constellations to herself, then closing her eyes as if to let the galaxies above wash over her.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That year a team managed to factor RSA-250, which, in a similar naming convention to the other RSA numbers has 250 base-10 digits.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of naming
Verb
  • Instead, the Fox will use the space to capture interviews, podcasts and videos while designating the area for media to interview talent at the theater.
    — DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Lawyers for the government had conceded that designating Anthropic as a supply chain risk didn't prevent companies from using the AI technology for other purposes.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of designating
Verb
  • Twenty-nine European countries, including France, Spain, and Greece, have implemented the entry-exit system (EES) that replaces manual passport stamping with biometric checks.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In place of painting on roses and covering them with chrome, consider stamping gold stickers on the center of each nail for professional-looking DIY nail art in minutes.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamping
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Only this time, the veteran actor and comedian is running the show and calling the plays.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That's a scar the organization has been calling a personality.
    — Cynthia Ferngren, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of calling
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“Tabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabbing. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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