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tabs 1 of 2

noun

plural of tab
1
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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tabs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tab
as in names

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Recent Examples of tabs
Noun
Rather than visiting four landing pages and opening 10 browser tabs, an AI assistant can compress hours of research into a 150-word answer. — Susan Ganeshan, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Social media inspires the flight, the flight fuels the haul and the haul sends the next person spiraling through browser tabs. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Responses from ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Deepseek, Llama, and Perplexity line up in one window, so spotting the differences between them takes a glance instead of several open tabs. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 Now is also a great time to stock up on household essentials with discounts on dishwasher tabs, batteries, toilet bowl cleaner and more up to 50% off. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026 Comparing answers from different AI chatbots usually means opening several browser tabs and running the same prompt in each one. — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 The women’s collection spans low-rise jeans, high-rise bootcut jeans and baggy jeans with side waist tabs to adjust rise and eliminate waist gapping. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026 Almeida’s San Francisco home did contain thousands of tabs of both drugs, though, prosecutors say. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Both brands have features like wetness indicators, tabs, stretchy material and are paraben-free. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabs
  1. bills
  2. names
  3. accounts
  4. titles
  5. statements
  6. styles
  7. documents
  8. stamps
Noun
  • Overnight, the winner of November’s election will have the authority to set the state budget, draft legislation, veto bills, and greenlight or kill lawmakers’ pet projects.
    — Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The bipartisan bills were introduced by Republican Senator John Hoeven and Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of bills
Verb
  • The lawsuit also names White House Communications Director Steven Cheung, Secret Service Director Sean Curran and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as defendants.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Martinez always recommends carrying hand sanitizer and specifically names Purell as one of her go-tos.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of names
Noun
  • An ultra-Orthodox private investigator named Avi Lehrer called Shraga and claimed to have bank records showing that Netanyahu and his family held millions of dollars in offshore accounts.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • First, the establishment of a local company and team, then launching official social media accounts, building connections through community events, opening e-commerce channels and ultimately expanding into physical retail.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of accounts
Verb
  • Sinner, the 2024 Miami Open champion, became the first man since Roger Federer in 2017 to complete the Sunshine Double — winning Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back — and the first in history to win the double without losing a set.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Let people follow problems across functions, not titles up a ladder.
    — May Habib, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of titles
Noun
  • President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack in separate statements and expressed sorrow over the deaths.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • While Mayor Mamdani’s statements on Israel have drawn much attention, a prior mayor’s tenure offers a powerful paradigm for transcending controversy to pursue mutually beneficial partnerships.
    — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of statements
Verb
  • Patti Wilson, who styles Cher, is here with an assistant who is taking notes; there is Roth’s own personal assistant, whose last job was at Beyoncé’s company, Parkwood; and there’s Roth’s social media manager, who has been filming the whole thing.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • My mom styles her maxi dresses with sneakers like white Vejas or sandals like this Sorel pair (which carried her through Italy pain-free), depending on the day’s activities.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
Definition of styles
Noun
  • The French-language digital news media outlet La Presse reported Wednesday that court documents filed in Montreal showed that Canadian police had been monitoring Pierre for weeks and had placed his home under surveillance.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Historic documents and artifacts help people remember their history, but keeping track of everything can be overwhelming, especially when the items come from an entire community.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of documents
Verb
  • The guard stamps my name before shoving a copy of the week’s pamphlet in my hand.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For generations, athletes have been treated as if motherhood stamps their athletic identities with an expiration date.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of stamps

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“Tabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabs. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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