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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, 29 Aug. 2025
Dorothea was found last November, a stray, sick, elderly tabby wandering in a rural part of Douglas County, Kansas.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 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 cat's owner, who uses the social media tag @freya_wanderpaws, shared a video of her 3-year-old tabby chewing into the side of a cardboard box.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Dorothea was found last November, a stray, sick, elderly tabby wandering in a rural part of Douglas County, Kansas.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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Julia was dressed in a chic oversized suit (her specialty) and heeled boots and a white striped tie, while Roberts wore a semi-sheer black gown with minimal jewelry.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of versatility in striped bedding.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, the owner shared in a follow-up video that the momma cat and all four kittens are healthy with no signs of toxoplasmosis.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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In this photo, mama, who liked posing for the camera, supervises her litter of kittens.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That also includes Leonard, a dapper old parrot who lives in the clinic, and Bitchy, a mangy, rangy alley cat who recently wandered into the office and took up residence.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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To this day, the meanest alley cat in London testifies to the eternal return of cat life.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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