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Definition of cabnext
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
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
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
  • To request a taxi, call or send a WhatsApp message to +39 333 164 5000.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This was also the first full quarter that accounted for business from Freenow, the European taxi app Lyft acquired last year.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • They are bused to Pioneer School in Somerset, a commute that can take up to two hours each way for some children.
    Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • After a screening at Carnegie Hall, guests were bused over to The Pool, a storied event space and the former home of the Four Seasons restaurant located in Midtown’s historic Seagram Building.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But just months into walking away from his writing métier, Winslow discovered, somewhat to his surprise, the same creative urgings that long served to motor his craft.
    Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Still Talking, her final book, will star the same wonderful characters motoring through their days on tides of chat.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • A little girl riding a bike with training wheels, notwithstanding her hot pink tutu.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Some bus stops are also used as a hub for the distribution of narcotics, with people buying and selling out in the open, in addition to smoking fentanyl or methamphetamines while riding the bus, according to Jacobson.
    Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026

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“Cab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cab. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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