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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
Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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, 5 Sep. 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
In a viral TikTok video posted on October 2, owner Erin McCormick (@erinmccormick__) shared a video of her orange tabby named Sherlock lying at the top of the staircase.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
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, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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Shop it in seven colors, including ivory, black, and black-and-white striped options.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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While striped skunk is edible, Coalition Brewing warns against its strong odor, scavenger diet and susceptibility to parasites.—
Stuart Dyos,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After almost getting run over by two cars in heavy rain, a tiny black kitten was saved by a kind stranger who stopped to help him and ended up taking him home.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Christopher Walken, who once gifted an Abyssinian kitten to a reporter during an Interview magazine profile, has raised cats for decades.—
Steve Garbarino,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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