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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
Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Dean, a long-haired tabby, spends his time people-watching from the back door, lounging atop boxes in the office, or staking out an aisle.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 18 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
Toby, a black and white tuxedo cat, managed to sneak a female tabby cat through his cat flap, the video shared by Rhi (@heyitsrhi_) 44,400 views and 4,627 likes on TikTok.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Dean, a long-haired tabby, spends his time people-watching from the back door, lounging atop boxes in the office, or staking out an aisle.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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And while your shirting collection will likely start with the classics—your whites and blues, and striped iterations that combine the two—don’t be shy to embrace color.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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Large horizontal stripes were the next iteration of striped decor, notably on draperies and painted on walls in the mid-2000s and early 2010s.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Child creates adorable new feeding ritual with pet kitten.—
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FOXNews.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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