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as in cab
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled couldn't hail a taxi so I had to run in the rain to make my appointment

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verb

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Recent Examples of taxi
Noun
Motorbike taxis are responsible for nearly two-thirds of accidents in the capital, Kampala, but fines and awareness campaigns on the dangers of speeding have had little effect. Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025 Take a taxi or Uber – besides most VIPs have black car service. Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
Verb
As the plane taxied to the gate, Levi, a former military airplane mechanic from Las Vegas who was sitting in a window seat, saw smoke coming from the wing and then fire. arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025 But dreaming is free, and so is the thrill of wondering what might taxi down the runway this April. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxi
Noun
  • Carpenter’s publicist tells her that earlier, her cab driver was asking who was playing the O2.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
  • Rioters set Waymo cabs ablaze in Los Angeles last night in the ongoing spasm of violence the last several days over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis.
    The Editors, National Review, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • Travelers are chauffeured, typically in a high-end BMW, directly to (or from) the aircraft door.
    Chris Dong, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
  • The Lakers owner remembers chauffeuring and touring Hudson as a 16-year-old around the Forum in the 1990s when her parents Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn attended L.A. Kings games.
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Rory McIlroy rode the struggle bus Friday at TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley for the second round of the RBC Canadian Open.
    Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
  • Carpenter continues to ride the high of her breakout album Short n’ Sweet.
    Chris Malone Méndez, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

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“Taxi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxi. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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