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Recent Examples of tabby
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Think: jealousy, clinginess or unpredictable moods (looking at you, tabby cats).
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
In October, a popular tabby cat named Kit Kat known to pad around its Mission District neighborhood was crushed to death by a Waymo.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Before the surgical removal of the cat's reproductive organs to prevent reproduction, Izzy, the tabby cat, didn't like to be touched and wouldn't go near people or cats.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Think: jealousy, clinginess or unpredictable moods (looking at you, tabby cats).
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
Pinta is an adorable brown tabby cat.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2026
In October, a popular tabby cat named Kit Kat known to pad around its Mission District neighborhood was crushed to death by a Waymo.
—Janie Har, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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McGonigle, 21, even made a smart choice in socks, going with an old-style, striped look.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Kunzweiler gestured toward the defense table, where Wilkens sat in a striped orange jail jumpsuit, her handcuffs padlocked to a heavy chain at her waist, her ankles shackled together in leg irons.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a kitten who arrived at the shelter looking like a tiny balloon animal, the transformation into a happy, playful foster baby hitting a healthy two pounds is a remarkable turnaround.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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When a stray kitten arrived at the Palm Springs Animal Shelter in early March, her tiny body was puffed up like a balloon.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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