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Recent Examples of tabby
Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2024
Animal: Mack, a 7-year-old, 10-pound male domestic shorthair cat with a gray-and-white tabby coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The video captures a few seconds of the cat's bewilderment at being outside, then the owner opens the door, and the tabby runs into the house with an appreciative mewl.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
After his turn as the suave, swashbuckling tabby cat, Banderas reprised his role as another mythic outlaw hero in The Legend of Zorro (2005).
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2024
Animal: Mack, a 7-year-old, 10-pound male domestic shorthair cat with a gray-and-white tabby coat.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
Noun
The Tony Award winner took to Facebook to express his concern for Bobo, an orange tabby cat, that unfortunately escaped during the evacuation.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
The video captures a few seconds of the cat's bewilderment at being outside, then the owner opens the door, and the tabby runs into the house with an appreciative mewl.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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This striped option has a few buttons that will save the day if your body temperature rises and falls like mine and a collar to add a bit of preppiness to your outfit.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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The shirt featured a feminine striped style and an exaggerated collar with delicate embroidery.Julia Teti, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As the kitten stands in her way, Lulu jumps over him, with a smooth move that got users in the comments comparing her to a bunny.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Visitors can cuddle and play with up to 30 cats and kittens for an hour.Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The week’s biggest stories Presidential debate Biden’s verbal stumbles, Trump’s ‘morals of an alley cat’: 6 debate takeaways.Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
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Like Selina Kyle being nibbled into Catwoman by her alley cats, Doug’s origin story involves a nurturing puppy pile and a preternatural ability to communicate with the army of mutts who, hilariously, do his bidding like henchmen in a gangster movie.Jen Yamato, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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