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as in bills
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due
I don't have any cash on me, so can you put this on my tab?
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as in expenses
the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount
asked the server to put our dinners on separate tabs so we could each pay for our own meal
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Recent Examples of tabs
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
But in an industry where diners rarely question high prices of French haute cuisine or Japanese omakase, Chinese restaurateurs often contend with resistance in getting customers to pay fine-dining tabs.
—Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Or, a box of 300 laundry tabs for $75 which can easily last for a year and a half.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Weekly, Weber and Finger have kept reliable and amusing tabs on the ever-expanding universe of Whos and dissected the increasingly jumbled celebrity hierarchy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
But the review highlighted several expensive tabs and other eMARS entries that could raise some eyebrows.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
My overall impression was of someone who’d rather be customizing Excel tabs than prophesizing doom.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Create easy-to-find tabs with links to travel tips, the couple’s registry, and things to do or see at the destination.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
As a result, analysts and investors were keeping close tabs on other indicators of how the economy, and hiring, are faring.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
The dashboard is located on one of the Office of Homeless Solutions’ webpages, and tabs on the left offer a range of statistics for different county initiatives.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
But in an industry where diners rarely question high prices of French haute cuisine or Japanese omakase, Chinese restaurateurs often contend with resistance in getting customers to pay fine-dining tabs.
—Terry Tang, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
Or, a box of 300 laundry tabs for $75 which can easily last for a year and a half.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Weekly, Weber and Finger have kept reliable and amusing tabs on the ever-expanding universe of Whos and dissected the increasingly jumbled celebrity hierarchy.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
But the review highlighted several expensive tabs and other eMARS entries that could raise some eyebrows.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
My overall impression was of someone who’d rather be customizing Excel tabs than prophesizing doom.
—Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Create easy-to-find tabs with links to travel tips, the couple’s registry, and things to do or see at the destination.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
As a result, analysts and investors were keeping close tabs on other indicators of how the economy, and hiring, are faring.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabs
Noun
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Traditional Medicare has significant out-of-pocket costs, and those without supplemental insurance can face bills that eat up a large share of limited retirement income.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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The worst bills in any session often slip through right as things are wrapping up, when bills are passing at a clip too rapid for anyone to inspect them.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Banuelos names Bowen as the political operative who allegedly pressured city staffers.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Garza names the city, former police chief Daniel Hahn and officer Michael Mantsch for the shooting.—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The accounts are funded with after-tax money, which then compounds tax free.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both titles hail from directors with whom Hawke has maintained a strong relationship.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a keynote interview yesterday at MIPCOM, Le Goy was bullish about his studio’s chances of tapping into the growing demand for anime and games, titles thanks to its ownership of streamer Crunchyroll and its sister games biz, Sony Playstation.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The mood today was more tenuous, the industry crowd mulling in the lobby with cocktails, discussing the tail end of awards season and the controversy coming out of the Berlin Film Festival concerning politically cautious juror statements.—
Film Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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Less than a week later, the two lunched at Epstein’s Manhattan town house, and Steele followed up — though Epstein declined to invest upon reviewing Nautilus’ financial statements.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What is your favorite thing about the way your partner styles themselves?—
Cierra Black,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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During the conversation, the hair maestro — who styles Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Ariana Grande — shared that Kitty helps keep him in touch with the latest trends.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Corporate America initially saw limited ramifications after the US Justice Department was forced to release some of the Epstein documents in late December.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kyle McNabb, however, contended in police documents that the internal temperature of such a vehicle could have climbed above 140 degrees.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of carrying the chip’s features as a pattern of light, this machine literally stamps them onto the silicon.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2025
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Arriaga’s version simultaneously pays graceful homage to Fender’s original, while, like the rest of the songs on the album, Arriaga stamps every lyric and message with his unique artistry and warm, welcoming vocal tone.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabs. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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