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Recent Examples of tabby
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Last year, the Charleroi Fire Department in Pennsylvania freed a tabby cat that also got stuck in a car engine.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Feb. 2026
Alma was born into a home with three cats, a tabby named Mugs and two younger tuxedos, Rosie and Nancy—each adopted about a year apart.
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Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In the living room, a tabby cat with a clipped ear lounged on a velvet couch, her front paws propping open an illustrated catalogue of military aircraft.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Last year, the Charleroi Fire Department in Pennsylvania freed a tabby cat that also got stuck in a car engine.
—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
Noun
The Northern Kentucky University students who passed through Landrum’s doors every day fell hard for the orange tabby.
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Dan Horn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Feb. 2026
Alma was born into a home with three cats, a tabby named Mugs and two younger tuxedos, Rosie and Nancy—each adopted about a year apart.
—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabby
Adjective
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The star loves a striped moment, which is especially clear in her collection of tops and Oxfords.
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Coastal-meets-countryside, meaning the brand’s online shelves are well-stocked with pleated shirtdresses, flowing peasant tops, and striped mesh tote bags for housing towels and your newest beach read.
Noun
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With different fathers, each kitten can be sporting a different fur coat.
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
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“Tabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabby. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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