Definition of taxicabnext
as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled took a taxicab to the airport

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Recent Examples of taxicab Local taxicab operators are also just a phone call away. Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025 As Chicagoans and tourists spilled out of Navy Pier on Wednesday night, a crowd of taxicabs waited for the post-shows and post-fireworks crowd. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2025 Grocery stores, schools, a movie theater, a bowling alley, churches, dry cleaners, employment services, taxicab companies, banks, restaurants, law firms, photography studios. Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025 Years ago, startups called Uber and Airbnb changed the way Americans thought about taxicabs and hotels. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxicab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taxicab
Noun
  • Thirty-nine-year-old Juan Manuel Lanz, secretary general of Mahahual’s taxi syndicate, represents about 500 people.
    Natalie Leticia Gallón, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Survivors were gathering their essentials onto bikes, taxis and trucks and heading away from the village to restart life elsewhere.
    Pelumi Salako, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Delivery workers and cab and ride hailing drivers work long hours just to get by, while corporate platforms skim profits from every ride.
    Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Rupert told Diller in a cab on the way to Kluge’s apartment.
    Gabriel Sherman, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026

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“Taxicab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxicab. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.

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