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
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
Verb
Her twin brother Victor — who miraculously survived — was in the truck’s cab suffering seizures from chemical burns. Charles Rabin july 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025 The company’s primary facility is the New River Valley Plant in Virginia, where trucks are built from the ground up—including cab welding, painting, trimming, and full assembly. David Blekhman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cab
Noun
  • Over the next five years, taxi customers plummeted by 90 percent.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 29 July 2025
  • The pay-offs for the England parents who doubled as their daughters’ taxi drivers, chefs, psychologists, nutritionists, coaches and kit launderers defy comprehension.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • In times past, there have been students who lived far away from their school and had to be bused all the way to a different community where people did not look like them.
    Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
  • The plane is being assessed, and passengers were bused over to the terminal.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who wants to motor up on a boat or jetski, dock and enjoy a waterfront meal.
    Constance Ogle, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Loud cars and motorcycles motoring down Main and Vine streets are keeping them up at night.
    Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump rode on Epstein's private jet at least seven times.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 24 July 2025
  • In December, after a DJ gig at a house party in Dallas, Flores was riding in the passenger seat of a friend’s car when they were pulled over.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 24 July 2025

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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