cab 1 of 2

as in taxi
an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled called a cab to get back to the hotel

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verb

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Recent Examples of cab
Noun
An Industry’s Fragile Economics Driving a cab used to be a decent way to make a living. David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025 More notable changes come in the cabs of the trucks. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
The starting price for the 3500 chassis cabs $49,285 including delivery charge, about $1,700 less than the 2024 model. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Some fans walked away from the stadium to grab an Uber or cab back to their hotels. Bryan West, USA TODAY, 25 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for cab 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • Philip Glass had a moving company and did plumbing and drove taxis in his downtime between compositions.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Tourists in the historic city of Paro increasingly complain of price gouging by local taxi drivers.
    By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Mexican government is building shelters in nine border cities to receive deportees and will bus some people to their home cities, according to the AP.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Mexico has broken up migrant caravans and expanded a shadowy busing program that has transported thousands of migrants from the country’s northern border to sites deep in its south.
    Simon Romero, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And even as the year winds down, Sabrina is still motoring full speed ahead.
    Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
  • How to Get There Most out-of-state visitors fly into Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, rent a car, and motor the 126 miles north via Highway 260.
    Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Pete Alonso sweepstakes has been quite the roller coaster ride this winter, especially for the New York Mets.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Like other postwar boys, Lynch spent his days riding bikes, building bombs, and exploring the woods with his dad; likable and outgoing, he was elected president of his seventh-grade class and was popular with girls.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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