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as in bills
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 expenses
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 tabs
Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
As a result, analysts and investors were keeping close tabs on other indicators of how the economy, and hiring, are faring.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Starting in the month of September 2025, Opland collected aluminum pop tabs to support the Ronald McDonald House, which helps families of seriously ill children stay close to medical care.
—Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026
While the employer, Medicare and Affordable Care Act markets each have some specific reasons for the premium increases, there are many common factors driving up policyholders’ monthly tabs.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The main changes occur on the upper, which swaps out the shoe’s usual ballistic nylon for a full-leather construction that extends to the lace loops, heel tabs and tongues.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 24 Jan. 2026
Chemical-purification tabs will work—but a lot slower than other methods.
—Kaelyn Lynch, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The holiday gift blitz has subsided, those New Year’s Eve bar tabs have been paid and the grim reality check has arrived while the dead of winter truly sets in.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The tabs for each of the proposals aren’t being picked up separately by the companies and Waukegan, which normally happens on a Dutch-treat date.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
Create easy-to-find tabs with links to travel tips, the couple’s registry, and things to do or see at the destination.
—Kate Donovan, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
As a result, analysts and investors were keeping close tabs on other indicators of how the economy, and hiring, are faring.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Starting in the month of September 2025, Opland collected aluminum pop tabs to support the Ronald McDonald House, which helps families of seriously ill children stay close to medical care.
—Samantha Laurey, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 30 Jan. 2026
While the employer, Medicare and Affordable Care Act markets each have some specific reasons for the premium increases, there are many common factors driving up policyholders’ monthly tabs.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
The main changes occur on the upper, which swaps out the shoe’s usual ballistic nylon for a full-leather construction that extends to the lace loops, heel tabs and tongues.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 24 Jan. 2026
Chemical-purification tabs will work—but a lot slower than other methods.
—Kaelyn Lynch, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
The holiday gift blitz has subsided, those New Year’s Eve bar tabs have been paid and the grim reality check has arrived while the dead of winter truly sets in.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The tabs for each of the proposals aren’t being picked up separately by the companies and Waukegan, which normally happens on a Dutch-treat date.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tabs
Noun
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The bills include provisions to encourage states and local governments to adopt more pro-housing land use and zoning policies, encouraging them to boost their housing productions.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Gauging the personal pain that's hitting those buried by credit card debt and other bills often amounts to absolute disbelief over today's incredibly high interest rates.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The law names city, county, and other local agencies, as well as federal law enforcement agencies, but notably does not include law enforcement officers employed by the state, creating a distinction that the judge found discriminatory against federal agents.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Gaza names the moment when the mandate of the oppositional intellectual can no longer be deferred, aestheticized, or selectively applied.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are conflicting accounts of the total number of viewers, given that it was broadcast across several different platforms, but Andrew Kolvet, the executive producer of TPUSA’s The Charlie Kirk Show, said the total may have exceeded 20 million viewers.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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Bumble later confirmed that one of its contractors' accounts had been compromised in a phishing attack.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Both titles hail from directors with whom Hawke has maintained a strong relationship.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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In a keynote interview yesterday at MIPCOM, Le Goy was bullish about his studio’s chances of tapping into the growing demand for anime and games, titles thanks to its ownership of streamer Crunchyroll and its sister games biz, Sony Playstation.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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However, Musk is known for delivering bold statements and shifting timelines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bad Bunny’s statements against ICE caused consternation ahead of his performance.—
Ryan Gaydos , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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During the conversation, the hair maestro — who styles Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and Ariana Grande — shared that Kitty helps keep him in touch with the latest trends.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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The author of Toxic Empathy, who styles herself a voice for Christian women, has more than a million followers on social media.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The files suggest that the couple and their children visited Epstein's island, and were named in a version of his will released in the Epstein documents.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Instead of carrying the chip’s features as a pattern of light, this machine literally stamps them onto the silicon.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Dec. 2025
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Arriaga’s version simultaneously pays graceful homage to Fender’s original, while, like the rest of the songs on the album, Arriaga stamps every lyric and message with his unique artistry and warm, welcoming vocal tone.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Tabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tabs. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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