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 Years ago, startups called Uber and Airbnb changed the way Americans thought about taxicabs and hotels. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 June 2025 Probst’s hilarious cross-continental vote delivery first appeared in season 4, Survivor: Marquesas when the host hailed a New York City taxicab to take him and the voting urn to Central Park for the big winner reveal. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 May 2025 Partygoers were greeted on the street outside by a photographer taking portraits of attendees in front of a personalized vintage taxicab. Mary Gillen, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 The show, which centered on a New York City taxicab company, premiered on ABC in September 1978, ultimately being dropped by ABC and picked up by the peacock for its final season. Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for taxicab
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Noun
  • The jury decision came as Musk is looking to unveil a driverless taxi service in a number of cities in the coming months, the AP noted, A trial robotaxi service began in Austin, Texas, in June.
    David Chiu, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • And will also be larger than the Lucid Gravity SUV, which seats up to seven adults, used for the upcoming Uber autonomous taxi service.
    Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
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  • The cab seats swivel around to create a four-person dining lounge, and the rear bench includes two seatbelts for carrying a total of four occupants when driving.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2025
  • Victor, who somehow survived, was in the truck’s cab suffering seizures from chemical burns.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2025

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“Taxicab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taxicab. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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