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as in bill
a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due
I don't have any cash on me, so can you put this on my tab?
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as in check
the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount
asked the server to put our dinners on separate tabs so we could each pay for our own meal
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Recent Examples of tab
Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2025
Go to the Organization Emails tab to connect official department email addresses.
—PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
At one point, he was tabbed as a consensus top-20 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
View in new tab Another HR investigation centers on Rusty Carr, according to several city employees.
—Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Jan. 2025
Go to the Organization Emails tab to connect official department email addresses.
—PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
Would tight ends coach Bryan Ellis, who coached the position for the first time in 2024, be moved to a senior analyst position (probably with quarterbacks), allowing OC Nick Sheridan to move back to tight ends (which he was tabbed to coach originally) and Grubb to move in as OC/QB coach?
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
At one point, he was tabbed as a consensus top-20 prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tab
Noun
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And right now in America, schools aren't always safe spaces because there are certain laws and bills being passed.—
Spencer Macnaughton,
Them,
1 Feb. 2025
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Some said the bills were moves to get Trump's attention.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The attacker has not yet been identified by authorities.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Chelsea still see elite upside in Joao Felix, who was identified in the summer as a fit for Maresca’s system and a potent weapon against opposition low blocks.—
Liam Twomey,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Even an occasional user of these platforms encounters spammers, scammers, and opaque accounts running foreign influence operations.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2025
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According to Esper's account, Patel's carelessness carried significant risk for the SEALs.—
Daniel Klaidman,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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She was ranked 25th in VH1’s 1999 list of the Greatest Women of Rock and Roll, and in 2009, she was named icon of the year at the U.K.-based Q Awards.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2025
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None of the guild representatives The Hollywood Reporter spoke to would name specific projects that qualified for the bonus payments, citing confidentiality agreements with media companies regarding streaming data.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Jan. 2025
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More than 550,000 workers at car dealerships representing international brands risk losing their jobs if the industry falters due to the tariffs, the American International Automobile Dealers Association told ABC News in a statement.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The shop’s leaders returned it to the Casper Police Department during a ceremony in late January, per a statement from Wyoming Rescue Mission.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The Biden administration first designated Venezuela for Temporary Protection in March 2021, a decision that was widely celebrated in South Florida.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2025
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The Dodgers designated relief pitcher Ryan Brasier for assignment Thursday to make room for their latest free-agent addition.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Wilson was hurt and sustained a disabling injury to his right foot, court documents say.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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The document includes a plan to eliminate income taxes (but maintain payroll taxes) on tips, at a cost of $106 billion over a decade.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
30 Jan. 2025
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This year marks the first time Fox Sports is telecasting the game live on Tubi in 4K. As part of the coverage, Culpo will host a first-of-its-kind, live pre-show titled the Tubi Red Carpet at Super Bowl LIX.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2025
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The banner, titled Hambino Media, nods to Renna’s breakout role in 1993’s sports comedy The Sandlot.—
Erik Hayden,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Tab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tab. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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