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Recent Examples of tabby
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This little purr machine is Fernando, a 3-year-old tabby cat with soft stripes, a gentle heart and a shy soul.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Jib-jib, an orange tabby cat from Eagle, claimed the top spot in the Idaho Statesman’s 2025 pet photo contest.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Think: jealousy, clinginess or unpredictable moods (looking at you, tabby cats).
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
This little purr machine is Fernando, a 3-year-old tabby cat with soft stripes, a gentle heart and a shy soul.
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025
Noun
The 5-week-old orange tabby — named Mackie after the 7-Eleven worker who called in the tip — is now in foster care with one of his rescuers.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
Jib-jib, an orange tabby cat from Eagle, claimed the top spot in the Idaho Statesman’s 2025 pet photo contest.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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Why else show nubby fleece trousers with a coordinating striped jacket, which nobody needs but would be a hoot to wear?—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Knodel and 11 of her friends took up tables against a black-and-white striped wall Saturday morning, a doll sitting next to each of them.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The organization is preparing for the spring and summer kitten season, which brings nearly 700 kittens through the doors each year, President and CEO of Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit Cory Keller said in the news release.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Save a Stray Rescue currently has six kittens from the home, and North Fork Country Kids Animal Rescue took 11 cats, which volunteers are fostering.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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