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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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The 19-year-old was recently photographed biking around New York City, wearing red flats and a blue and white striped sweatshirt.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In her video, the poster juxtaposed old-school millennial imagery against minimalist snapshots of a woman in a striped top, jeans and cardigan, a plate of hamburgers and fries, and a man in a denim shirt with black skinny jeans.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Using towels and a garden hose fitted with a piece of wood, the rescuers guided the frightened kitten through the winding pipes.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Not far from where the 13th panther of this year was found dead, two panther kittens were spotted with their mother in Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed, McClatchy News reported in July.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
2 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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